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Freedom of the SeasvsStar of the Seas

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

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80% Bacon Score™
Freedom of the Seas
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79% Bacon Score™
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The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Freedom of the Seas and Star of the Seas have nearly identical BaconScores — 80% vs 79%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 2523 creator reviews, Freedom of the Seas and Star of the Seas post nearly identical BaconScores — 80% for Freedom of the Seas, 79% for Star of the Seas. Star of the Seas leads on Wi-Fi and cruise news. Freedom of the Seas sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 446 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 1.2K reviews
1.2K videos210 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Freedom of the Seas

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus
Recommend
0%
of 1.3K reviews
1.3K videos236 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Star of the Seas

Holding steadyModerate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

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Freedom of the Seas
Cruise line
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Creator reviews
1230 videos
Distinct creators
210
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Star of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
1293 videos
Distinct creators
236

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Freedom of the Seas

Topic

Star of the Seas

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Where creators agree

  • Freedom of the Seas:
    50 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Star of the Seas:
    77 mentions
  • Freedom of the Seas:
    16 mentions
    group cruiseBoth like it
    Star of the Seas:
    7 mentions
  • Freedom of the Seas:
    27 mentions
    ExcursionsBoth like it
    Star of the Seas:
    9 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Freedom of the Seas:
    31 mentions
    Wi-Fi0.32 gap
    Star of the Seas:
    16 mentions
  • Freedom of the Seas:
    18 mentions
    cruise news0.24 gap
    Star of the Seas:
    27 mentions
  • Freedom of the Seas:
    89 mentions
    Buffet0.23 gap
    Star of the Seas:
    141 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 · Freedom of the Seas
“the jj crew is the best birthday gift that i could ever have gotten i love the people that we're with”
— JJ Cruise · authority
Positive · Star of the Seas
“The bazaar is one of the most impressive spaces we've ever seen on any ship. And that's after we've cruised on over a hundred cruises.”
— JJ Cruise · authority
Critical · Freedom of the Seas
“she was assaulted in a very disgusting horrible unspeakable way on board the sky princess allegedly”
— The Shiplife · authority
Critical · Star of the Seas
“the teenager who passed away on the Carnival Horizon, it just got even worse”
— 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 GroupFreedom of the Seas80% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
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Royal Caribbean GroupStar of the Seas79% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

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Watch creators on each ship

Freedom of the Seas
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Cruise Fever · 487K views · 3 years ago
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Cruises It · 428K views · 2 years ago
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Star of the Seas
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Trek Trendy - Videos · 1.1M views · 7 months 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 →