Carnival HorizonvsMardi Gras

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

79% Bacon Score™

Carnival Horizon

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79% Bacon Score™

Mardi Gras

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Carnival Horizon and Mardi Gras have nearly identical BaconScores — 79% vs 79%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 4517 creator reviews, Carnival Horizon and Mardi Gras post nearly identical BaconScores — 79% for Carnival Horizon, 79% for Mardi Gras. Carnival Horizon edges ahead on cruise experience and next cruise, while Mardi Gras leads on Wi-Fi and safety medical. Carnival Horizon sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 512 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 1.4K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Carnival Horizon

1.4K videos175 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown noticeably • Divided opinion

TIE

Dead heat

Recommend

of 3.1K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Mardi Gras

3.1K videos337 channels1% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Holding steadyModerate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Carnival Horizon	Specification	Mardi Gras
Carnival Cruise Line	Cruise line	Carnival Cruise Line
1387 videos	Creator reviews	3130 videos
175	Distinct creators	337

Carnival Horizon

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 1387 videos
Distinct creators: 175

Mardi Gras

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 3130 videos
Distinct creators: 337

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Carnival Horizon

Topic

Mardi Gras

Where creators agree

Both rate Water Park highly

Carnival Horizon:
3 Happy Bacon
51 mentions
Water ParkBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3½ Happy Bacon
92 mentions
Carnival Horizon:
3½ Happy Bacon
27 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
72 mentions
Carnival Horizon:
3 Happy Bacon
169 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
414 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: cruise experience

Carnival Horizon:
2½ Happy Bacon
3 mentions
cruise experience0.75 gap
Mardi Gras:
1½ Sad Bacon
2 mentions
Carnival Horizon:
½ Sad Bacon
18 mentions
Wi-Fi0.42 gap
Mardi Gras:
1½ Happy Bacon
30 mentions
Carnival Horizon:
3 Happy Bacon
3 mentions
next cruise0.37 gap
Mardi Gras:
1 Happy Bacon
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.

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Standout creator quotes

Positive · Carnival Horizon

“it's been the most fun day ever all right next up putt-putt i'm gonna win”

— JJ Cruise · authority

Positive · Mardi Gras

“I strongly love the service okay that's why I keep coming back it makes sense so you're saying you would give Carnival a 10 out of 10.”

— The Shiplife · authority

Critical · Carnival Horizon

“a man has gone overboard while sailing as a passenger on board the carnival horizon”

— The Shiplife · authority

Critical · Mardi Gras

“this was the absolute opposite experience for what cruising is meant for”

— JJ Cruise · 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 Horizon79% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Carnival Cruise LineMardi Gras79% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Carnival Horizon

12:26Tips

11 Must-Have Carnival Cruise Tips, Tricks, and Things to Know

🏅Cruzely.com · 439K views · 6 years ago

Highly Positive

1:13:22Tour

Carnival Mardi Gras | Complete Walkthrough Tour

Talking Cruise · 424K views · 4 years ago

Highly Positive

Mardi Gras

58:46Review

Ranking EVERY Disney World Hotel

DFBGuide · 1.3M views · 4 years ago

Positive

28:33Tour

Carnival Mardi Gras | Full Walkthrough Tour & Review | Ultra HD Port Canaveral Orlando | New Ship

Cruises It · 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 HorizonvsMardi Gras

Too close to call

The specs