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

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78% Bacon Score™
Anthem of the Seas
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73% Bacon Score™
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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Anthem of the Seas wins this matchup

Earns a +5% higher BaconScore than Radiance of the Seas. Based on 1251 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1251 creator reviews, Anthem of the Seas holds a +5% BaconScore lead over Radiance of the Seas — 78% versus 73%. Anthem of the Seas edges ahead on Water Park and cruise topic. Anthem of the Seas sentiment is cooling off while Radiance of the Seas is trending up, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 280 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 877 reviews
877 videos167 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Anthem of the Seas

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dipped slightly • Moderate consensus
Recommend
0%
of 374 reviews
374 videos113 channels4% warn againstHigh data density
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Opinion trend for Radiance of the Seas

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown slightly • Divided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

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Anthem of the Seas
Cruise line
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Creator reviews
877 videos
Distinct creators
167
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Radiance of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
374 videos
Distinct creators
113

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Anthem of the Seas

Topic

Radiance of the Seas

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Where creators agree

  • Anthem of the Seas:
    35 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Radiance of the Seas:
    18 mentions
  • Anthem of the Seas:
    227 mentions
    ActivitiesBoth like it
    Radiance of the Seas:
    32 mentions
  • Anthem of the Seas:
    96 mentions
    Specialty DiningBoth like it
    Radiance of the Seas:
    46 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Anthem of the Seas:
    3 mentions
    Water Park0.37 gap
    Radiance of the Seas:
    3 mentions
  • Anthem of the Seas:
    4 mentions
    cruise topic0.24 gap
    Radiance of the Seas:
    5 mentions
  • Anthem of the Seas:
    21 mentions
    Casino0.21 gap
    Radiance of the Seas:
    21 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 · Anthem of the Seas
“It's absolutely beautiful. It's like sleek. It's modern. I love it.”
— JJ Cruise · authority
Positive · Radiance of the Seas
“I actually cried like screamed and cried of happiness”
— Cruising As Crew · authority
Critical · Anthem of the Seas
“a tragedy took place on board royal caribbean's anthem of the seas earlier this week during its port day over in saint kitts”
— The Shiplife · authority
Critical · Radiance of the Seas
“the gentleman came up behind her and put his arms under her arm under her armpits like and attempted to lift her and throw her into the ocean”
— Don's Family Vacations · 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.

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Royal Caribbean GroupAnthem of the Seas78% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
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Royal Caribbean GroupRadiance of the Seas73% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

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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 →