Carnival ConquestvsMardi Gras

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

72% Bacon Score™

Carnival Conquest

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77% Bacon Score™

Mardi Gras

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Mardi Gras wins this matchup

Earns a +5% higher BaconScore than Carnival Conquest. Based on 10389 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 10389 creator reviews, Mardi Gras holds a +5% BaconScore lead over Carnival Conquest — 77% versus 72%. Mardi Gras leads on safety medical and disembarkation. Carnival Conquest sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 802 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 1.7K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Carnival Conquest

1.7K videos254 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dipped slightly • Moderate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+5%

Recommend

of 8.7K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Mardi Gras

8.7K videos548 channels1% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Holding steadyModerate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Carnival Conquest	Specification	Mardi Gras
Carnival Cruise Line	Cruise line	Carnival Cruise Line
1700 videos	Creator reviews	8689 videos
254	Distinct creators	548

Carnival Conquest

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 1700 videos
Distinct creators: 254

Mardi Gras

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 8689 videos
Distinct creators: 548

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Carnival Conquest

Topic

Mardi Gras

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Carnival Conquest:
3½ Happy Bacon
19 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
161 mentions
Carnival Conquest:
3 Happy Bacon
12 mentions
group cruiseBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
21 mentions
Carnival Conquest:
3 Happy Bacon
97 mentions
dining bars drinksBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
407 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: safety medical

Carnival Conquest:
2 Sad Bacon
118 mentions
safety medical0.39 gap
Mardi Gras:
Meh
221 mentions
Carnival Conquest:
Meh
40 mentions
disembarkation0.36 gap
Mardi Gras:
1½ Happy Bacon
41 mentions
Carnival Conquest:
2 Happy Bacon
21 mentions
Water Park0.30 gap
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
202 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 · Carnival Conquest

“this is the best thing all right no not not best wine i mean like some of the best like thing i've ever put in my mouth”

— Griff & Alyssa · authority

Positive · Mardi Gras

“I love the people of Carnival and I have no negatives none he said Carnival gets a 10 out of 10.”

— The Shiplife · authority

Critical · Carnival Conquest

“We don't need people like that on a cruise ship. Ban them for life.”

— Don's Family Vacations · authority

Critical · Mardi Gras

“NCL told Cruise News today, "We are deeply saddened to confirm that one of our guests, a 79year-old male, was reported to have gone overboard"”

— Cruise News Today · authority

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Each detail page has the full creator panel, topic heatmap, monthly trends, audience breakdown, and verbatim quotes — far more than fits in this comparison.

Carnival Cruise LineCarnival Conquest72% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Carnival Cruise LineMardi Gras77% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Carnival Conquest

13:40Review

I Took The World’s CHEAPEST Cruise (ONLY $11/DAY)

🏅The Shiplife · 4.7M views · 3 years ago

Positive

4:51

7 Cruise Ships Leaving Port at Fort Lauderdale (4K)

TravelTouristVideos · 702K views · 8 years ago

Mardi Gras

6:34

Fun With Model Trains While Quarantined At Home

Jim Zim · 1.5M views · 6 years ago

58:46Review

Ranking EVERY Disney World Hotel

DFBGuide · 1.3M views · 4 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 →

Carnival ConquestvsMardi Gras

Mardi Gras wins this matchup

The specs