Costa SmeraldavsJewel of the Seas
Side-by-side creator consensus from cruise reviewers across YouTube.
The Bacon Verdict
Jewel of the Seas wins this matchup
Earns a +40% higher BaconScore than Costa Smeralda. Based on 695 creator reviews.
The Bacon Story
Data-driven recap
Across 695 creator reviews, Jewel of the Seas holds a +40% BaconScore lead over Costa Smeralda — 73% versus 33%. Jewel of the Seas leads on crowd capacity and Ship Condition. Coverage spans 150 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.
Score comparison
Opinion trend for Jewel of the Seas
Side-by-side facts
The specs
 | Specification | Jewel of the Seas |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Cruises | Cruise line | Royal Caribbean Group |
| 6 videos | Creator reviews | 689 videos |
| 5 | Distinct creators | 145 |
- Cruise line
- Costa Cruises
- Creator reviews
- 6 videos
- Distinct creators
- 5
- Cruise line
- Royal Caribbean Group
- Creator reviews
- 689 videos
- Distinct creators
- 145
Topic Scoreboard
How they really compare
Costa Smeralda
Jewel of the Seas
Where creators diverge
- Costa Smeralda:2 mentions2½ Sad Baconcrowd capacity0.83 gapJewel of the Seas:54 mentions1½ Happy Bacon
- Costa Smeralda:2 mentions1 Happy BaconShip Condition0.24 gapJewel of the Seas:148 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
“Costa Cruises is preparing to resume sailings in August”
“i love this place so much”
“there have been people across from me or next to me picking at zits and then washing their fingers off in the pool”
“once the links were out basically forced the gentleman into purchasing the watch when he said he did not want to buy the watch he he was then threatened saying that security was going to get called”
Drill Deeper
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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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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 →