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

Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Icon of the Seas and Legend Of The Seas have nearly identical BaconScores — 71% vs 67%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 6771 creator reviews, Icon of the Seas and Legend Of The Seas post nearly identical BaconScores — 71% for Icon of the Seas, 67% for Legend Of The Seas. Icon of the Seas edges ahead on Loyalty Program, while Legend Of The Seas leads on Value and cruise topic. Legend Of The Seas sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 709 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 6.2K reviews
6.2K videos536 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

Opinion trend for Icon of the Seas

Holding steadyDivided opinion
Recommend
0%
of 526 reviews
526 videos173 channels1% warn againstHigh data density

Opinion trend for Legend Of The Seas

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown slightlyModerate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Royal Caribbean Group logo
Icon of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
6245 videos
Distinct creators
536
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Legend Of The Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
526 videos
Distinct creators
173

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Royal Caribbean Group logo

Icon of the Seas

Topic

Legend Of The Seas

Royal Caribbean Group logo

Where creators agree

  • Icon of the Seas:
    726 mentions
    ShowsBoth like it
    Legend Of The Seas:
    65 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    307 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Legend Of The Seas:
    20 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    843 mentions
    Water ParkBoth like it
    Legend Of The Seas:
    56 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Icon of the Seas:
    17 mentions
    Loyalty Program0.43 gap
    Legend Of The Seas:
    3 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    448 mentions
    Value0.39 gap
    Legend Of The Seas:
    38 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    58 mentions
    cruise topic0.24 gap
    Legend Of The Seas:
    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.

About our Bacon Score methodology

Standout creator quotes

Positive · Icon of the Seas
what a show what a day what a night what a dinner everything was incredible
Griff & Alyssa · authority
Positive · Legend Of The Seas
This was the best experience I've ever had in my entire life.
Harr Travel · authority
Critical · Icon of the Seas
American Airlines shame on you
Sharon at Sea Travel · authority
Critical · Legend Of The Seas
It's a stupid thing to do. And just because you put it up on TikTok doesn't make it any less stupid of you to have done.
Don's Family Vacations · authority

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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 →