Carnival GloryvsMardi Gras

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

73% Bacon Score™

Carnival Glory

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77% Bacon Score™

Mardi Gras

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Carnival Glory and Mardi Gras have nearly identical BaconScores — 73% vs 77%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 10563 creator reviews, Carnival Glory and Mardi Gras post nearly identical BaconScores — 73% for Carnival Glory, 77% for Mardi Gras. Carnival Glory edges ahead on cruise in, while Mardi Gras leads on first cruise and cruise news. Carnival Glory sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 812 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 1.9K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Carnival Glory

1.9K videos264 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown slightly • Moderate consensus

TIE

Dead heat

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 Glory	Specification	Mardi Gras
Carnival Cruise Line	Cruise line	Carnival Cruise Line
1874 videos	Creator reviews	8689 videos
264	Distinct creators	548

Carnival Glory

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 1874 videos
Distinct creators: 264

Mardi Gras

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

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Carnival Glory

Topic

Mardi Gras

Where creators agree

Both rate Activities highly

Carnival Glory:
3 Happy Bacon
113 mentions
ActivitiesBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
1071 mentions
Carnival Glory:
3 Happy Bacon
88 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
1090 mentions
Carnival Glory:
3½ Happy Bacon
14 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
161 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: first cruise

Carnival Glory:
1 Happy Bacon
5 mentions
first cruise0.41 gap
Mardi Gras:
3½ Happy Bacon
4 mentions
Carnival Glory:
3 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
cruise in0.37 gap
Mardi Gras:
1 Happy Bacon
3 mentions
Carnival Glory:
Meh
19 mentions
cruise news0.36 gap
Mardi Gras:
1½ Happy Bacon
99 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 Glory

“leon can throw an epic sail away party he really knew how to get that crowd up and going”

— The Travel Scouts · 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 Glory

“i would freak out i'm telling i would walk outside see all the water immediately think we're going down”

— Griff & Alyssa · 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

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.

Carnival Cruise LineCarnival Glory73% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Carnival Cruise LineMardi Gras77% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Carnival Glory

8:33Compare

Scariest Moments Ever Caught on Cruise Ships!

🥈The Cruiser · 415K views · 1 years ago

Very Critical

7:55Tips

Carnival Glory secret places and features

🥈Jim Zim · 345K views · 12 years ago

Highly Positive

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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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 →

Carnival GloryvsMardi Gras

Too close to call

The specs