Holland America LinevsPrincess Cruises
Side-by-side creator consensus from cruise reviewers across YouTube.
The Bacon Verdict
Too close to call
Holland America Line and Princess Cruises have nearly identical BaconScores — 71% vs 71%. The decision comes down to your priorities.
The Bacon Story
Data-driven recap
Across 13828 creator reviews of Holland America Line and Princess Cruises fleets, the BaconScores are nearly tied — 71% to 71%. Holland America Line fleet earns higher marks for crowd capacity and Room Service. Princess Cruises sentiment is trending up across recent fleet reviews. Drill into each fleet below to see ship-by-ship breakdowns, top creator quotes, and trend lines.
Score comparison
Opinion trend for Holland America Line
Opinion trend for Princess Cruises
Side-by-side facts
The specs
 | Specification | Princess Cruises |
|---|---|---|
| 6+ ships indexed | Fleet size | 6+ ships indexed |
| 3454 videos | Creator reviews (fleet-wide) | 10374 videos |
| 329 | Distinct creators | 601 |
| Website |
- Fleet size
- 6+ ships indexed
- Creator reviews (fleet-wide)
- 3454 videos
- Distinct creators
- 329
- Website
- Fleet size
- 6+ ships indexed
- Creator reviews (fleet-wide)
- 10374 videos
- Distinct creators
- 601
- Website
Topic Scoreboard
How they really compare
Holland America Line
Princess Cruises
Where creators agree
- Holland America Line:105 mentions3½ Happy BaconSuitesBoth like itPrincess Cruises:229 mentions3 Happy Bacon
- Holland America Line:894 mentions3 Happy BaconCrew & ServiceBoth like itPrincess Cruises:3217 mentions3 Happy Bacon
- Holland America Line:101 mentions3½ Happy BaconBalcony CabinsBoth like itPrincess Cruises:232 mentions3 Happy Bacon
Where creators diverge
- Holland America Line:87 mentions1½ Happy Baconcrowd capacity0.29 gapPrincess Cruises:180 mentionsMeh
- Holland America Line:69 mentions3½ Happy BaconRoom Service0.26 gapPrincess Cruises:196 mentions2 Happy Bacon
Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.
About our Bacon Score methodologyStandout creator quotes
“the captain of the celebrity edge is exactly who we hoped she would be not only a very capable ship captain a firm hand at the wheel but just an overall nice person as well”
“anybody who wants who's doubting cruising believe me you'll love it”
“the steam was set to be about 180° C or 356 de F to crew members were literally boiled alive”
“Sorry, you can't board.”
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.
Top ships from Holland America Line
Rotterdam
Koningsdam
Nieuw Statendam
Nieuw Amsterdam
Eurodam
Westerdam
Top ships from Princess Cruises
Sun Princess
Caribbean Princess
Regal Princess
Discovery Princess
Majestic Princess
Star Princess
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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 →