Viking MarsvsViking Vesta

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

65% Bacon Score™

Viking Mars

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55% Bacon Score™

Viking Vesta

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Viking Mars wins this matchup

Earns a +10% higher BaconScore than Viking Vesta. Based on 165 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 165 creator reviews, Viking Mars holds a +10% BaconScore lead over Viking Vesta — 65% versus 55%. Viking Mars edges ahead on Ship Condition and Suites. Viking Vesta sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 69 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 118 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Viking Mars

118 videos41 channels3% warn againstHigh data density

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Winner

BaconScore+10%

Recommend

of 47 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Viking Vesta

47 videos28 channels0% warn againstHigh data density

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Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown noticeably • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Viking Mars	Specification	Viking Vesta
Viking Cruise Lines	Cruise line	Viking Cruise Lines
118 videos	Creator reviews	47 videos
41	Distinct creators	28

Viking Mars

Cruise line: Viking Cruise Lines
Creator reviews: 118 videos
Distinct creators: 41

Viking Vesta

Cruise line: Viking Cruise Lines
Creator reviews: 47 videos
Distinct creators: 28

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Viking Mars

Topic

Viking Vesta

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Viking Mars:
4½ Happy Bacon
8 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Viking Vesta:
3 Happy Bacon
7 mentions
Viking Mars:
3½ Happy Bacon
3 mentions
Interior CabinsBoth like it
Viking Vesta:
2½ Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Viking Mars:
2½ Happy Bacon
3 mentions
dining bars drinksBoth like it
Viking Vesta:
2½ Happy Bacon
2 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Ship Condition

Viking Mars:
3½ Happy Bacon
21 mentions
Ship Condition0.42 gap
Viking Vesta:
1½ Happy Bacon
7 mentions
Viking Mars:
4½ Happy Bacon
8 mentions
Suites0.29 gap
Viking Vesta:
3 Happy Bacon
7 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 · Viking Mars

“you have your an espresso maker here I start my day at home with one I love that I can do that here as well”

— Harr Travel · authority

Positive · Viking Vesta

“The Viking Libra is particularly exciting, as she will be the world's first cruise ship partially powered by hydrogen fuel cells.”

— Viking · authority

Critical · Viking Mars

“a 40 year old crew man has tragically died for the Viking Mars while it was docked in Inver Gordon Scotland on Friday”

— Cruise News Today · authority

Critical · Viking Vesta

“These images deeply concern us. Civilian cruise vessels may have been under surveillance as potential soft targets.”

— The Travel Scouts · 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.

Viking Cruise LinesViking Mars65% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Viking Cruise LinesViking Vesta55% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Viking Mars

8:05Vlog

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🏅La Lido Loca · 81K views · 2 years ago

Positive

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Our First Day on the Sun Princess

🏅La Lido Loca · 81K views · 1 years ago

Highly Positive

Viking Vesta

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🏅Eat Sleep Cruise · 187K views · 1 years ago

Highly Positive

11:13Tips

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🏅The Travel Scouts · 108K views · 1 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 →

Viking MarsvsViking Vesta

Viking Mars wins this matchup

The specs