Allure of the SeasvsSymphony of the Seas
Side-by-side creator consensus from cruise reviewers across YouTube.
The Bacon Verdict
Too close to call
Allure of the Seas and Symphony of the Seas have nearly identical BaconScores — 77% vs 77%. The decision comes down to your priorities.
The Bacon Story
Data-driven recap
Across 6691 creator reviews, Allure of the Seas and Symphony of the Seas post nearly identical BaconScores — 77% for Allure of the Seas, 77% for Symphony of the Seas. Symphony of the Seas leads on weather and Booking. Allure of the Seas sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 784 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.
Score comparison
Opinion trend for Allure of the Seas
Opinion trend for Symphony of the Seas
Side-by-side facts
The specs
 | Specification | Symphony of the Seas |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Caribbean Group | Cruise line | Royal Caribbean Group |
| 3363 videos | Creator reviews | 3328 videos |
| 396 | Distinct creators | 388 |
- Cruise line
- Royal Caribbean Group
- Creator reviews
- 3363 videos
- Distinct creators
- 396
- Cruise line
- Royal Caribbean Group
- Creator reviews
- 3328 videos
- Distinct creators
- 388
Topic Scoreboard
How they really compare
Allure of the Seas
Symphony of the Seas
Where creators agree
- Allure of the Seas:153 mentions3½ Happy BaconSuitesBoth like itSymphony of the Seas:179 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
- Allure of the Seas:458 mentions3 Happy BaconActivitiesBoth like itSymphony of the Seas:396 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
- Allure of the Seas:514 mentions3 Happy BaconShowsBoth like itSymphony of the Seas:409 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
Where creators diverge
- Allure of the Seas:2 mentions1½ Sad Baconweather0.47 gapSymphony of the Seas:3 mentions1 Happy Bacon
- Allure of the Seas:29 mentions½ Happy BaconBooking0.29 gapSymphony of the Seas:29 mentions2 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
“what a show what a day what a night what a dinner everything was incredible”
“four weeks in Paradise it was beyond perfect it was more than I could ever expect”
“a 16-year-old guest tragically passed away after falling from an inward-facing balcony onto another balcony aboard Royal Caribbeans lore of the Seas”
“sickening stuff”
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.
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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 →