Star of the SeasvsViking Venus

Side-by-side creator consensus from cruise reviewers across YouTube.

76% Bacon Score™

Star of the Seas

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61% Bacon Score™

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Star of the Seas wins this matchup

Earns a +15% higher BaconScore than Viking Venus. Based on 3657 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 3657 creator reviews, Star of the Seas holds a +15% BaconScore lead over Viking Venus — 76% versus 61%. Viking Venus leads on Value and safety medical. Star of the Seas sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 450 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 3.6K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Star of the Seas

3.6K videos415 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

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Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+15%

Recommend

of 97 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Viking Venus

97 videos35 channels2% warn againstHigh data density

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Side-by-side facts

The specs

Star of the Seas	Specification	Viking Venus
Royal Caribbean Group	Cruise line	Viking Cruise Lines
3560 videos	Creator reviews	97 videos
415	Distinct creators	35

Star of the Seas

Cruise line: Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews: 3560 videos
Distinct creators: 415

Viking Venus

Cruise line: Viking Cruise Lines
Creator reviews: 97 videos
Distinct creators: 35

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Star of the Seas

Topic

Viking Venus

Where creators agree

Both rate Shows highly

Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
509 mentions
ShowsBoth like it
Viking Venus:
3½ Happy Bacon
5 mentions
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
161 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Viking Venus:
3½ Happy Bacon
6 mentions
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
376 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Viking Venus:
4 Happy Bacon
9 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Value

Star of the Seas:
1 Happy Bacon
222 mentions
Value0.63 gap
Viking Venus:
4 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Star of the Seas:
Meh
93 mentions
safety medical0.44 gap
Viking Venus:
2 Happy Bacon
3 mentions
Star of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
169 mentions
Main Dining0.28 gap
Viking Venus:
4½ Happy Bacon
8 mentions

How to read the Trip Bacon Score

Happy Bacon — creators loved this aspect

Sad Bacon — creators took issue with this

Meh — no strong opinion either way

Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.

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Standout creator quotes

Positive · Star of the Seas

“My love of Royal Caribbean started 30 plus years ago, the very first time I set foot on a ship. Fell in love with it then, still love it to today.”

— Harr Travel · authority

Positive · Viking Venus

“everything's been superb the food the service the cabin the ship everything has been so perfect”

— Cruise With Ben and David · authority

Critical · Star of the Seas

“A band-aid, an ink pen, a fake eyelash, straws, a child's plastic spider ring, must have been Halloween, coins, and a nose ring hoop.”

— Professor Melissa · authority

Critical · Viking Venus

“The U.S. lost $1.1 trillion in travel economic output last year due to the global pandemic”

— Cruise News Today · authority

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See the full creator breakdown

Each detail page has the full creator panel, topic heatmap, monthly trends, audience breakdown, and verbatim quotes — far more than fits in this comparison.

Royal Caribbean GroupStar of the Seas76% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Viking Cruise LinesViking Venus61% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Other Royal Caribbean Group ships

Icon of the Seas

🥓 70% Ship BaconScore™→

Other Viking Cruise Lines ships

Viking Sea

🥓 79% Ship BaconScore™

Viking Sea

🥓 57% Ship BaconScore™↓

Viking Orion

🥓 61% Ship BaconScore™

Viking Venus

🥓 72% Ship BaconScore™↓

Viking Star

🥓 55% Ship BaconScore™↓

Viking Sky

🥓 65% Ship BaconScore™

Viking Mars

Viking Cruise Lines

2 Happy Bacon

240 videos

Watch creators on each ship

Star of the Seas

0:14

asking @JoJoSiwa the big question!🤣 #jojosiwa #jojohaveyoulearnednothing #staroftheseas #shorts

The J Family · 7.0M views · 1 years ago

1:14Vlog

I still can’t believe this ship is even real! 🤯🤩#staroftheseas #royalpartner

The J Family · 2.9M views · 12 months ago

Highly Positive

Viking Venus

32:15Compare

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🏅Talking Cruise · 347K views · 5 years ago

Highly Positive

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🥈Tips For Travellers · 345K views · 4 years ago

Positive

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Scores aggregate every cruise creator review we've indexed for each entity, weighted by creator expertise and capped per channel so no single voice dominates. Read the full methodology →

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The specs

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Standout creator quotes

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