Discovery PrincessvsSun Princess

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

76% Bacon Score™

Discovery Princess

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68% Bacon Score™

Sun Princess

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Discovery Princess wins this matchup

Earns a +8% higher BaconScore than Sun Princess. Based on 4920 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 4920 creator reviews, Discovery Princess holds a +8% BaconScore lead over Sun Princess — 76% versus 68%. Discovery Princess edges ahead on safety medical and Ship Condition. Discovery Princess sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 514 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 1.7K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Discovery Princess

1.7K videos202 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+8%

Recommend

of 3.2K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Sun Princess

3.2K videos312 channels4% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Holding steadyDivided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Discovery Princess	Specification	Sun Princess
Princess Cruises	Cruise line	Princess Cruises
1715 videos	Creator reviews	3205 videos
202	Distinct creators	312

Discovery Princess

Cruise line: Princess Cruises
Creator reviews: 1715 videos
Distinct creators: 202

Sun Princess

Cruise line: Princess Cruises
Creator reviews: 3205 videos
Distinct creators: 312

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Discovery Princess

Topic

Sun Princess

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Discovery Princess:
3½ Happy Bacon
81 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Sun Princess:
3 Happy Bacon
216 mentions
Discovery Princess:
3 Happy Bacon
56 mentions
dining bars drinksBoth like it
Sun Princess:
3 Happy Bacon
108 mentions
Discovery Princess:
3 Happy Bacon
198 mentions
Balcony CabinsBoth like it
Sun Princess:
3 Happy Bacon
233 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: safety medical

Discovery Princess:
½ Happy Bacon
45 mentions
safety medical0.22 gap
Sun Princess:
½ Sad Bacon
96 mentions
Discovery Princess:
3 Happy Bacon
280 mentions
Ship Condition0.21 gap
Sun Princess:
2 Happy Bacon
679 mentions
Discovery Princess:
3 Happy Bacon
172 mentions
Shows0.20 gap
Sun Princess:
2 Happy Bacon
436 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 · Discovery Princess

“The crew, you guys, on Carnival Legend, absolutely 15 out of 10, outstanding, friendly, prompt, never waited for a drink, never waited for anything if there was a problem.”

— CruiseTipsTV · authority

Positive · Sun Princess

“this is the most special thing I've ever had”

— Griff & Alyssa · authority

Critical · Discovery Princess

“Kinky Boots On The Encore has been canceled crew members who were signed up to go onto the ship were sent an email saying that they're sorry we were rethinking our entertainment”

— Don's Family Vacations · authority

Critical · Sun Princess

“the father suggested that he declared bankruptcy to clear his stolen money's debt”

— Don's Family Vacations · 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.

Princess CruisesDiscovery Princess76% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Princess CruisesSun Princess68% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Discovery Princess

21:52Vlog

I’ll Never Forget What Happened Today in Alaska

🏅Griff & Alyssa · 418K views · 1 years ago

Highly Positive

32:15Compare

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🏅Talking Cruise · 347K views · 5 years ago

Highly Positive

Sun Princess

45:34Compare

The 9 Best New Cruise Ships Coming in 2025!

🏅Ritzy Travel Guide · 613K views · 1 years ago

Highly Positive

1:11:47Review

Boarding the NEWEST Cruise Ship in the World! A Surprising Experience!

🏅Cruise With Ben and David · 571K views · 2 years ago

Highly Positive

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How this comparison is built

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 →

Discovery PrincessvsSun Princess

Discovery Princess wins this matchup

The specs