Queen ElizabethvsQueen Mary 2
Side-by-side creator consensus from cruise reviewers across YouTube.
The Bacon Verdict
Too close to call
Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary 2 have nearly identical BaconScores — 71% vs 76%. The decision comes down to your priorities.
The Bacon Story
Data-driven recap
Across 243 creator reviews, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary 2 post nearly identical BaconScores — 71% for Queen Elizabeth, 76% for Queen Mary 2. Queen Mary 2 leads on port destination and cruise ship. Queen Elizabeth sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 120 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.
Score comparison
Opinion trend for Queen Elizabeth
Opinion trend for Queen Mary 2
Side-by-side facts
The specs
 | Specification | Queen Mary 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cunard Line | Cruise line | Cunard Line |
| 122 videos | Creator reviews | 121 videos |
| 70 | Distinct creators | 50 |
- Cruise line
- Cunard Line
- Creator reviews
- 122 videos
- Distinct creators
- 70
- Cruise line
- Cunard Line
- Creator reviews
- 121 videos
- Distinct creators
- 50
Topic Scoreboard
How they really compare
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Mary 2
Where creators agree
- Queen Elizabeth:6 mentions4 Happy BaconSuitesBoth like itQueen Mary 2:18 mentions4 Happy Bacon
- Queen Elizabeth:6 mentions4 Happy BaconCrew & ServiceBoth like itQueen Mary 2:13 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
- Queen Elizabeth:11 mentions4 Happy BaconShowsBoth like itQueen Mary 2:15 mentions3 Happy Bacon
Where creators diverge
- Queen Elizabeth:19 mentions2 Happy Baconport destination0.34 gapQueen Mary 2:10 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
- Queen Elizabeth:3 mentions1½ Happy Baconcruise ship0.20 gapQueen Mary 2:2 mentions2½ Happy Bacon
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 methodologyStandout creator quotes
“absolutely do because in a few years they are talking about restricting access go there before that happens”
“It's definitely the best theme park in the world. This theme park is insane.”
“I think the cruise ship should accommodate the people who live there first more than the people who live there should accommodate the cruise ships”
“I was shocked when I heard the news of how Anna was found.”
Drill Deeper
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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.
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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 →