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

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77% Bacon Score™
Symphony of the Seas
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80% Bacon Score™
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The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Symphony of the Seas and Viking Jupiter have nearly identical BaconScores — 77% vs 80%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 3442 creator reviews, Symphony of the Seas and Viking Jupiter post nearly identical BaconScores — 77% for Symphony of the Seas, 80% for Viking Jupiter. Viking Jupiter leads on safety medical and Interior Cabins. Symphony of the Seas sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 425 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 3.4K reviews
3.4K videos402 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Symphony of the Seas

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dipped slightly • Moderate consensus
Recommend
0%
of 54 reviews
54 videos23 channels4% warn againstHigh data density
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Side-by-side facts

The specs

Royal Caribbean Group logo
Symphony of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
3388 videos
Distinct creators
402
Viking Cruise Lines logo
Viking Jupiter
Cruise line
Viking Cruise Lines
Creator reviews
54 videos
Distinct creators
23

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Symphony of the Seas

Topic

Viking Jupiter

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Where creators agree

  • Symphony of the Seas:
    185 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Viking Jupiter:
    5 mentions
  • Symphony of the Seas:
    422 mentions
    ShowsBoth like it
    Viking Jupiter:
    2 mentions
  • Symphony of the Seas:
    402 mentions
    Specialty DiningBoth like it
    Viking Jupiter:
    5 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Symphony of the Seas:
    223 mentions
    safety medical0.58 gap
    Viking Jupiter:
    6 mentions
  • Symphony of the Seas:
    175 mentions
    Interior Cabins0.32 gap
    Viking Jupiter:
    2 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 · Symphony of the Seas
“Fahrenheit 555 I thought it was the best steakhouse I've ever eaten at on any Cruise Line”
— Byte Size Cruises · authority
Positive · Viking Jupiter
“May gentle winds fill your sails May Sunshine fall on your face and may uh great kindness fill your souls”
— Viking · authority
Critical · Symphony of the Seas
“he would hide under guest beds while they took showers and would then record them naked”
— The Travel Scouts · authority
Critical · Viking Jupiter
“Hated those included shore excursions. They were mostly short panoramic bus tours”
— Eat Sleep Cruise · authority

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.

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Royal Caribbean GroupSymphony of the Seas77% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
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Viking Cruise LinesViking Jupiter80% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Other Royal Caribbean Group ships

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Icon of the Seas
🥓 70% Ship BaconScore™→

Icon of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
11,808 videos
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Wonder of the Seas
🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™↓

Wonder of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
9,838 videos
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Allure of the Seas
🥓 77% Ship BaconScore™↓

Allure of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
9,226 videos
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Harmony of the Seas
🥓 73% Ship BaconScore™↑

Harmony of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,624 videos
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Adventure of the Seas
🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™↓

Adventure of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,332 videos
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Oasis of the Seas
🥓 75% Ship BaconScore™↓

Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,255 videos

Other Viking Cruise Lines ships

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Viking Sea
🥓 79% Ship BaconScore™

Viking Sea

Viking Cruise Lines
354 videos
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Viking Orion
🥓 57% Ship BaconScore™↓

Viking Orion

Viking Cruise Lines
313 videos
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Viking Venus
🥓 61% Ship BaconScore™

Viking Venus

Viking Cruise Lines
313 videos
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Viking Star
🥓 72% Ship BaconScore™↓

Viking Star

Viking Cruise Lines
278 videos
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Viking Sky
🥓 55% Ship BaconScore™↓

Viking Sky

Viking Cruise Lines
273 videos
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Viking Mars
🥓 65% Ship BaconScore™

Viking Mars

Viking Cruise Lines
240 videos

Watch creators on each ship

Symphony of the Seas
Symphony of the Seas 90 Minutes Full Walking Tour1:32:03

Symphony of the Seas 90 Minutes Full Walking Tour

Cruise Passion · 4.2M views · 8 years ago
Symphony of the Seas Cruise Ship Tour and Review: Updated24:02Tour

Symphony of the Seas Cruise Ship Tour and Review: Updated

🏅Cruise Fever · 4.0M views · 7 years ago
Highly Positive
Viking Jupiter
Ultimate Guide to the Top New Cruise Ships (2019 Edition)19:34Compare

Ultimate Guide to the Top New Cruise Ships (2019 Edition)

🏅Talking Cruise · 100K views · 7 years ago
Highly Positive
Here's what we LOVED and HATED about Viking Ocean Cruises! #cruise #shorts0:57Review

Here's what we LOVED and HATED about Viking Ocean Cruises! #cruise #shorts

🏅Eat Sleep Cruise · 99K views · 1 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 →