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

Four Seasons Yachts logo
69% Bacon Score™
Ilma
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77% Bacon Score™
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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Star of the Seas wins this matchup

Earns a +8% higher BaconScore than Ilma. Based on 3425 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 3425 creator reviews, Star of the Seas holds a +8% BaconScore lead over Ilma — 77% versus 69%. Ilma edges ahead on Crew & Service and crowd capacity. Ilma sentiment is trending up while Star of the Seas is cooling off, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 415 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 39 reviews
39 videos19 channels0% warn againstHigh data density
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Opinion trend for Ilma

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown slightly • Moderate consensus
Recommend
0%
of 3.4K reviews
3.4K videos396 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Star of the Seas

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Four Seasons Yachts logo
Ilma
Cruise line
Four Seasons Yachts
Creator reviews
39 videos
Distinct creators
19
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Star of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
3386 videos
Distinct creators
396

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Four Seasons Yachts logo

Ilma

Topic

Star of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group logo

Where creators agree

  • Ilma:
    16 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Star of the Seas:
    158 mentions
  • Ilma:
    5 mentions
    Specialty DiningBoth like it
    Star of the Seas:
    349 mentions
  • Ilma:
    10 mentions
    Ship ConditionBoth like it
    Star of the Seas:
    641 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Ilma:
    2 mentions
    Crew & Service0.34 gap
    Star of the Seas:
    247 mentions
  • Ilma:
    4 mentions
    crowd capacity0.32 gap
    Star of the Seas:
    378 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 · Ilma
“the first in the icon class will be the largest cruise ship in the world”
— Jason and Heidi's PopularCruising · authority
Positive · Star of the Seas
“I mean, it's a 10. I love the icon class. What's not to like about it?”
— Royal Caribbean Blog · authority
Critical · Ilma
“I was gobsmacked when I learned about this, which I did by watching a review of Four Seasons 1 on YouTube put together by hotel reviewer Ryan Walker.”
— Adrian The Cruise and Travel Guy · expert
Critical · Star of the Seas
“A band-aid, an ink pen, a fake eyelash, straws, a child's plastic spider ring, must have been Halloween, coins, and a nose ring hoop.”
— Professor Melissa · 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.

Four Seasons Yachts logo
Four Seasons YachtsIlma69% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Royal Caribbean GroupStar of the Seas77% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Other Four Seasons Yachts ships

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Four Seasons I
🥓 70% Ship BaconScore™→

Four Seasons I

Four Seasons Yachts
116 videos
Four Seasons Yachts logo
Ilma
🥓 69% Ship BaconScore™↑

Ilma

Four Seasons Yachts
93 videos
Four Seasons Yachts logo
Evrima
🥓 76% Ship BaconScore™↑

Evrima

Four Seasons Yachts
56 videos
Four Seasons Yachts logo
Luminara
🥓 92% Ship BaconScore™

Luminara

Four Seasons Yachts
47 videos

Other Royal Caribbean Group ships

Royal Caribbean Group logo
Icon of the Seas
🥓 71% Ship BaconScore™→

Icon of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
11,509 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Wonder of the Seas
🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™→

Wonder of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
9,443 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Allure of the Seas
🥓 77% Ship BaconScore™↓

Allure of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
9,017 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Harmony of the Seas
🥓 74% Ship BaconScore™↓

Harmony of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,268 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Oasis of the Seas
🥓 75% Ship BaconScore™↓

Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,168 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Adventure of the Seas
🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™→

Adventure of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
7,929 videos

Watch creators on each ship

Ilma
Inside the World's First 5 Star Cruise20:52Review

Inside the World's First 5 Star Cruise

Jeb Brooks · 683K views · 3 months ago
Highly Positive
The 9 Best New Cruise Ships Coming in 2025!45:34Compare

The 9 Best New Cruise Ships Coming in 2025!

🏅Ritzy Travel Guide · 613K views · 1 years ago
Highly Positive
Star of the Seas
asking @JoJoSiwa the big question!🤣 #jojosiwa #jojohaveyoulearnednothing #staroftheseas #shorts0:14

asking @JoJoSiwa the big question!🤣 #jojosiwa #jojohaveyoulearnednothing #staroftheseas #shorts

The J Family · 6.9M views · 10 months ago
I still can’t believe this ship is even real! 🤯🤩#staroftheseas #royalpartner1:14Vlog

I still can’t believe this ship is even real! 🤯🤩#staroftheseas #royalpartner

The J Family · 2.8M views · 10 months 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 →