Star PridevsWind Surf

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

69% Bacon Score™

Star Pride

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86% Bacon Score™

Wind Surf

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Wind Surf wins this matchup

Earns a +16% higher BaconScore than Star Pride. Based on 342 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 342 creator reviews, Wind Surf holds a +16% BaconScore lead over Star Pride — 86% versus 69%. Star Pride edges ahead on Spa & Fitness and Balcony Cabins, while Wind Surf leads on port destination and Activities. Star Pride sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 122 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 140 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Star Pride

140 videos34 channels1% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped sharply • Moderate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+16%

Recommend

of 202 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Wind Surf

202 videos88 channels1% warn againstHigh data density

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Star Pride	Specification	Wind Surf
Windstar Cruises	Cruise line	Windstar Cruises
140 videos	Creator reviews	202 videos
34	Distinct creators	88

Star Pride

Cruise line: Windstar Cruises
Creator reviews: 140 videos
Distinct creators: 34

Wind Surf

Cruise line: Windstar Cruises
Creator reviews: 202 videos
Distinct creators: 88

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Star Pride

Topic

Wind Surf

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Star Pride:
4 Happy Bacon
11 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Wind Surf:
3½ Happy Bacon
10 mentions
Star Pride:
3½ Happy Bacon
19 mentions
Main DiningBoth like it
Wind Surf:
4 Happy Bacon
17 mentions
Star Pride:
3 Happy Bacon
13 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Wind Surf:
3½ Happy Bacon
12 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: port destination

Star Pride:
2 Happy Bacon
19 mentions
port destination0.29 gap
Wind Surf:
3 Happy Bacon
23 mentions
Star Pride:
2 Happy Bacon
5 mentions
Activities0.23 gap
Wind Surf:
3 Happy Bacon
13 mentions
Star Pride:
4 Happy Bacon
5 mentions
Spa & Fitness0.22 gap
Wind Surf:
3 Happy Bacon
5 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.

About our Bacon Score methodology

Standout creator quotes

Positive · Star Pride

“Virgin Voyages. It's flirty, fresh, a bit fearless if you ask me.”

— Griff & Alyssa · authority

Positive · Wind Surf

“this place is truly incredible you can see behind me the incredible turquoise water beautiful white sandy beach”

— Harr Travel · authority

Critical · Star Pride

“cruise line stocks were down again on friday”

— Cruise News Today · authority

Critical · Wind Surf

“After the first night of my first sailing ship experience, I was for the first time in over 100 cruises I've done considering leaving the cruise.”

— Tips For Travellers · expert

Drill Deeper

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.

Windstar CruisesStar Pride69% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Windstar CruisesWind Surf86% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Star Pride

2:41Tour

World's Best Small Ship Cruise Line

Windstar Cruises · 124K views · 11 years ago

Highly Positive

7:47Tips

Major Cruise Updates You Need to Know NOW!

🏅The Travel Scouts · 79K views · 1 years ago

Positive

Wind Surf

26:57Compare

IS BORA BORA WORTH IT? Four Seasons vs. St. Regis Bora Bora Review

The Lovers Passport · 624K views · 2 years ago

Highly Positive

1:18:12Tour

Beaches Turks & Caicos | Full Resort Walkthrough Tour & Review 4K | All Public Spaces! | 2021

🏅Harr Travel · 429K views · 5 years ago

Highly 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 →

Star PridevsWind Surf

Wind Surf wins this matchup

The specs