Trip Bacon

Matt on the 2025 Cruise Critic Awards

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👁️ 6K views📅 6 months ago⏱️ 31:47

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What This Creator Said

½ Happy Bacon

Creator Had Mixed FeelingsFull Ship Review🏅Authority Creator

Veteran Cruiser

Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

I don't choose my cruises based on other people's opinions. I might take it in for consideration or look at what people are thinking and certainly read some reviews for, you know, entertainment and kind of just getting some insight into what's changing, what's new and different within the cruise industry.

I think Royal Caribbean's Entertainment is the best in the industry, bar none. I just don't see how Virgin can beat that.

Creator's Tips & Advice

✓If you've ever thought to yourself, see what you know, going on a backstage tour and seeing these areas of the ship, does that sound really cool or really not cool? If it sounds really cool, then you should definitely do the the tour.

✓I would recommend looking at something else. Honestly, I would recommend a seven nighter. Um, so you can get that Eastern Caribbean flow, maybe even fly to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and do a southern Caribbean.

Questions This Creator Answers

QDo you think there is a safe date to ensure perfect day Mexico will be open?

QAny thoughts as you've done both? Your fears are substantiated, Eli.

QHow do I contact Royal Caribbean? I want to make a request for an upcoming cruise.

QWould this make our vacation less enjoyable or if you'll downgrade it the whole time we're there?

QI'm wondering if you have any opinions on whether or not the behind the wave ship tour is worth them time or money or not.

Topics Covered

Value PricingMehEntertainment Shows4 Happy BaconPort Destination4½ Happy BaconWifi Connectivity3½ Happy BaconCabin Suite3½ Happy BaconKids Family2½ Happy Bacon

Port Highlights

Nassau

Costa Maya1½ Sad Bacon

Cozumel1½ Sad Bacon

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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