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

86% Bacon Score™

AmaBella

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78% Bacon Score™

Volendam

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

AmaBella wins this matchup

Earns a +7% higher BaconScore than Volendam. Based on 191 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 191 creator reviews, AmaBella holds a +7% BaconScore lead over Volendam — 86% versus 78%. Volendam sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 44 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 7 reviews

of cruise creators recommend AmaBella

7 videos5 channels0% warn againstHigh data density

Weak signal. This score is based on only 7 creator reviews so far. We’re indexing more videos for a complete picture — check back soon.

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Winner

BaconScore+7%

Recommend

of 184 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Volendam

184 videos39 channels0% warn againstDeveloping data

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Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped sharply • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

AmaBella	Specification	Volendam
AmaWaterways	Cruise line	Holland America Line
7 videos	Creator reviews	184 videos
5	Distinct creators	39

AmaBella

Cruise line: AmaWaterways
Creator reviews: 7 videos
Distinct creators: 5

Volendam

Cruise line: Holland America Line
Creator reviews: 184 videos
Distinct creators: 39

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

AmaBella

Topic

Volendam

Where creators agree

Both rate Pool Deck highly

AmaBella:
3 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Pool DeckBoth like it
Volendam:
3 Happy Bacon
25 mentions
AmaBella:
3 Happy Bacon
4 mentions
Ship ConditionBoth like it
Volendam:
3 Happy Bacon
39 mentions

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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 · AmaBella

“She's the BIGGEST river cruise ship in Europe and we've spent a week on her.”

— Visit With Us (Rich and Helen) · authority

Positive · Volendam

“the people working on the ship have been fabulous so far Smiles interactions friendly greetings it's been it's been awesome some of the best service we've encountered on a cruise ship ever”

— Sharon at Sea Travel · authority

Critical · AmaBella

No standout negative quote yet — read the full creator coverage on the detail page.

Critical · Volendam

“Holland America Alliance voland dam is dealing with a noro outbreak during its 20 one night Caribbean Voyage”

— Cruise News Today · 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.

AmaWaterwaysAmaBella86% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Holland America LineVolendam78% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Other AmaWaterways ships

AmaMagna

🥓 97% Ship BaconScore™→

Other Holland America Line ships

Rotterdam

🥓 66% Ship BaconScore™↓

Rotterdam

🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™→

Koningsdam

🥓 85% Ship BaconScore™↑

Nieuw Statendam

🥓 74% Ship BaconScore™↑

Nieuw Amsterdam

🥓 76% Ship BaconScore™↑

Eurodam

🥓 67% Ship BaconScore™↑

Westerdam

Holland America Line

2 Happy Bacon

525 videos

Watch creators on each ship

AmaBella

19:51Review

It's the BIGGEST river cruise ship in Europe! Everything you need to know about AmaMagna!

🏅Visit With Us (Rich and Helen) · 75K views · 2 years ago

Highly Positive

45:14Review

7 Nights, 5 Countries on the largest river ship in Europe!

🏅Visit With Us (Rich and Helen) · 47K views · 1 years ago

Highly Positive

Volendam

27:29Tips

20 things you MUST do on your next HOLLAND AMERICA cruise!

🥈Fraser at Sea · 113K views · 2 years ago

Highly Positive

2:32Tips

Crew Member Fired and Deported After Shoplifting at Cruise Port

🏅Cruise News Today · 92K views · 2 months ago

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AmaBellavsVolendam

AmaBella wins this matchup

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The specs

How they really compare

Where creators agree

Standout creator quotes

See the full creator breakdown

Other AmaWaterways ships

AmaMagna

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AmaDante

Other Holland America Line ships

Rotterdam

Koningsdam

Nieuw Statendam

Nieuw Amsterdam

Eurodam

Westerdam

Watch creators on each ship

It's the BIGGEST river cruise ship in Europe! Everything you need to know about AmaMagna!

7 Nights, 5 Countries on the largest river ship in Europe!

20 things you MUST do on your next HOLLAND AMERICA cruise!

Crew Member Fired and Deported After Shoplifting at Cruise Port

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