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

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81% Bacon Score™
Britannia
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71% Bacon Score™
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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Britannia wins this matchup

Earns a +10% higher BaconScore than Queen Mary 2. Based on 2840 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 2840 creator reviews, Britannia holds a +10% BaconScore lead over Queen Mary 2 — 81% versus 71%. Britannia edges ahead on drink package and Booking, while Queen Mary 2 leads on safety medical and crowd capacity. Britannia sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 370 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 1.2K reviews
1.2K videos186 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Britannia

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dipped slightly • Divided opinion
Recommend
0%
of 1.6K reviews
1.6K videos184 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Queen Mary 2

Holding steadyModerate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

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Britannia
Cruise line
P & O Cruises
Creator reviews
1235 videos
Distinct creators
186
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Queen Mary 2
Cruise line
Cunard Line
Creator reviews
1605 videos
Distinct creators
184

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Britannia

Topic

Queen Mary 2

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Where creators agree

  • Britannia:
    13 mentions
    ExcursionsBoth like it
    Queen Mary 2:
    15 mentions
  • Britannia:
    25 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Queen Mary 2:
    103 mentions
  • Britannia:
    2 mentions
    historyBoth like it
    Queen Mary 2:
    2 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Britannia:
    2 mentions
    drink package0.40 gap
    Queen Mary 2:
    2 mentions
  • Britannia:
    41 mentions
    safety medical0.37 gap
    Queen Mary 2:
    130 mentions
  • Britannia:
    11 mentions
    Booking0.35 gap
    Queen Mary 2:
    6 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 · Britannia
“I would 100% recommend a Norwegian fjords to anyone and they loves Britannia”
— Emma Cruises · authority
Positive · Queen Mary 2
“that was the most exciting day of my life”
— Cunard Line · authority
Critical · Britannia
“it was so bad that people were using chairs and throwing plates as weapons at each other”
— Don's Family Vacations · authority
Critical · Queen Mary 2
“a 15 year old died during last week's sailing on msc seashore”
— Cruise News Today · 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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P & O CruisesBritannia81% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
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Cunard LineQueen Mary 271% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

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🥓 80% Ship BaconScore™→

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4,765 videos
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Britannia
🥓 81% Ship BaconScore™↓

Britannia

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2,587 videos
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Iona
🥓 80% Ship BaconScore™↓

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Arcadia
🥓 80% Ship BaconScore™→

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Ventura
🥓 76% Ship BaconScore™↑

Ventura

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1,861 videos
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Arvia
🥓 82% Ship BaconScore™↓

Arvia

P & O Cruises
1,356 videos

Other Cunard Line ships

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Queen Mary 2
🥓 71% Ship BaconScore™→

Queen Mary 2

Cunard Line
3,170 videos
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Queen Elizabeth
🥓 72% Ship BaconScore™↓

Queen Elizabeth

Cunard Line
2,916 videos
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Queen Victoria
🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™→

Queen Victoria

Cunard Line
2,105 videos
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Queen Anne
🥓 73% Ship BaconScore™→

Queen Anne

Cunard Line
1,530 videos

Watch creators on each ship

Britannia
Edinburgh25:06Tips

Edinburgh

Rick Steves' Europe · 3.1M views · 12 years ago
Highly Positive
Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing (Europe to NYC)33:22Tour

Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing (Europe to NYC)

Jeb Brooks · 2.4M views · 2 years ago
Highly Positive
Queen Mary 2
Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria play 'Happy Birthday' to Queen Mary 20:56

Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria play 'Happy Birthday' to Queen Mary 2

Cunard Line · 6.6M views · 12 years ago
First Class Around the World in 80 days1:15:05Compare

First Class Around the World in 80 days

Trek Trendy - Videos · 3.8M views · 1 years ago
Highly Positive

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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 →