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

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76% Bacon Score™
Allure of the Seas
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76% Bacon Score™
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The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Allure of the Seas and Queen Mary 2 have nearly identical BaconScores — 76% vs 76%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 2047 creator reviews, Allure of the Seas and Queen Mary 2 post nearly identical BaconScores — 76% for Allure of the Seas, 76% for Queen Mary 2. Allure of the Seas edges ahead on Embarkation and Kids & Family, while Queen Mary 2 leads on port destination and crowd capacity. Queen Mary 2 sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 344 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 1.9K reviews
1.9K videos294 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Allure of the Seas

Holding steadyModerate consensus
Recommend
0%
of 121 reviews
121 videos50 channels2% warn againstHigh data density
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Opinion trend for Queen Mary 2

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

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Allure of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
1926 videos
Distinct creators
294
Cunard Line logo
Queen Mary 2
Cruise line
Cunard Line
Creator reviews
121 videos
Distinct creators
50

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Allure of the Seas

Topic

Queen Mary 2

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Where creators agree

  • Allure of the Seas:
    88 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Queen Mary 2:
    18 mentions
  • Allure of the Seas:
    270 mentions
    Specialty DiningBoth like it
    Queen Mary 2:
    10 mentions
  • Allure of the Seas:
    313 mentions
    ShowsBoth like it
    Queen Mary 2:
    15 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Allure of the Seas:
    81 mentions
    Embarkation0.47 gap
    Queen Mary 2:
    3 mentions
  • Allure of the Seas:
    141 mentions
    Kids & Family0.41 gap
    Queen Mary 2:
    4 mentions
  • Allure of the Seas:
    25 mentions
    Wi-Fi0.41 gap
    Queen Mary 2:
    2 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 · Allure of the Seas
“the staff on board were terrific um they were attentive they weren't intrusive they were helping me anytime I needed something”
— Don's Family Vacations · authority
Positive · Queen Mary 2
“It's definitely the best theme park in the world. This theme park is insane.”
— Cruise With Ben and David · authority
Critical · Allure of the Seas
“The wrongful death lawsuit alleges crew members ignored the signs of overconsumption.”
— Cruise News Today · authority
Critical · Queen Mary 2
“I was shocked when I heard the news of how Anna was found.”
— 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 GroupAllure of the Seas76% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
Cunard Line logo
Cunard LineQueen Mary 276% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Other Royal Caribbean Group ships

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Icon of the Seas
🥓 70% Ship BaconScore™→

Icon of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
6,813 videos
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Wonder of the Seas
🥓 75% Ship BaconScore™→

Wonder of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
5,526 videos
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Symphony of the Seas
🥓 74% Ship BaconScore™→

Symphony of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
3,889 videos
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Harmony of the Seas
🥓 73% Ship BaconScore™→

Harmony of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
3,848 videos
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Allure of the Seas
🥓 76% Ship BaconScore™→

Allure of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
3,743 videos
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Utopia of the Seas
🥓 75% Ship BaconScore™↓

Utopia of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
3,667 videos

Other Cunard Line ships

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Queen Elizabeth
🥓 71% Ship BaconScore™↓

Queen Elizabeth

Cunard Line
211 videos
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Queen Mary 2
🥓 76% Ship BaconScore™↓

Queen Mary 2

Cunard Line
196 videos
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Queen Victoria
🥓 77% Ship BaconScore™

Queen Victoria

Cunard Line
173 videos
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Queen Anne
🥓 75% Ship BaconScore™↓

Queen Anne

Cunard Line
101 videos

Watch creators on each ship

Allure of the Seas
Norwegian Bliss Inaugural voyage from Miami9:00Vlog

Norwegian Bliss Inaugural voyage from Miami

🥈Justin Hirsch Cruising · 1.1M views · 8 years ago
Highly Positive
Allure of the Seas Full Cruise Ship Tour1:00:07Tour

Allure of the Seas Full Cruise Ship Tour

🏅Royal Caribbean Blog · 920K views · 3 years ago
Highly Positive
Queen Mary 2
First Class Around the World in 80 days1:15:05Compare

First Class Around the World in 80 days

Trek Trendy - Videos · 3.7M views · 1 years ago
Highly Positive
London to New York by Luxury Ship | Queen Mary 224:12Review

London to New York by Luxury Ship | Queen Mary 2

Trek Trendy - Videos · 3.5M views · 3 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 →