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Line comparison
Crystal vs SeaDream Yacht Club, by the night
With fares updated Aug 29, 2026, Crystal is lower on the nightly median: $776 versus $873 for SeaDream Yacht Club. That gap is real, but inclusions still deserve their own look.
We divide visible fare by nights and keep each line's pricing basis beside the number. Treat it as the fare baseline before you compare inclusions.
- Lower median
- Crystal
- Median gap
- $97
- Lower fare floor
- SeaDream Yacht Club
- Updated
- Aug 29, 2026
Crystal
258 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per guest, per night
$776
Lowest per guest, per night
$409
Sailings
258
Fare basis
starting fare, per guest
SeaDream Yacht Club
240 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per guest, per night
$873
Lowest per guest, per night
$326
Sailings
240
Fare basis
fare, per guest, double occupancy
Lower fare floor
SeaDream Yacht Club
Lower median
Crystal
Updated
Aug 29, 2026
Individual sailings
The cheaper line is not always the better buy.
Crystal is cheaper on the median. Still, SeaDream Yacht Club's best scored sailing is 0.3 points ahead of Crystal's best scored sailing.
The score compares a sailing with similar routes, seasons, lengths, and its own fare history. It is here to catch the individual trip that would disappear inside a line-level average.
How the value score worksStrong against similar trips
Palm Beach to Lisbon
Apr 10, 2027 · 14 nights · $326/night
55% below same line and duration
90.8value score
Strong against similar trips
Palm Beach to Lisbon
Apr 22, 2028 · 14 nights · $361/night
50% below same line and duration
90.7value score
Strong against similar trips
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas to Philipsburg
Nov 21, 2027 · 7 nights · $531/night
51% below same line, duration, and season
90.7value score
Narrow the trip
The answer changes when the trip gets specific.
A median is useful, but no one books a median. These are the shared regions, seasons, or trip lengths where one side is meaningfully better today.
Trip length · one-week sailings
Crystal is lower for one-week sailings.
$786/night median vs $874/night
Based on 62 Crystal sailings and 195 SeaDream Yacht Club sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Piraeus (Athens) to Barcelona
7 nights · $729/night · 76.3 score
Region · Caribbean
Crystal is lower for Caribbean sailings.
$624/night median vs $718/night
Based on 71 Crystal sailings and 126 SeaDream Yacht Club sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Fort Lauderdale to Lisbon
11 nights · $409/night · 89.6 score
Region · Mediterranean
Crystal looks stronger for Mediterranean sailings.
50.0 average score vs 45.0
Based on 52 Crystal sailings and 85 SeaDream Yacht Club sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Barcelona to Fort Lauderdale
23 nights · $583/night · 88.0 score
Available comparisons
Fare and cabin comparisons
Each tab uses current data available for both lines. Comparisons without enough evidence stay off the page.
Nightly fare
Crystal is the lower nightly baseline.
$776/night median
Use this when the cabin type and itinerary are flexible. Crystal is lower on the median night, while the fare basis stays visible so the number is not confused with an inclusions comparison.
Crystal: 258 priced sailings, $776 per guest, per night median.
SeaDream Yacht Club: 240 priced sailings, $873 per guest, per night median.
Crystal is $97/night below SeaDream Yacht Club at the median.
Bottom line
Crystal is cheaper before inclusions
Crystal is cheaper in the current data: $776/night median versus $873/night for SeaDream Yacht Club. That is the fare gap before drinks, credit, suite rules, or ship style enter the decision.
Use this as fare evidence, not a verdict on service, suite rules, onboard credit, or inclusions.
Evidence
- 01Crystal: 258 priced sailings on the starting fare, per guest basis; lowest observed fare $409/night.
- 02SeaDream Yacht Club: 240 priced sailings on the fare, per guest, double occupancy basis; lowest observed fare $326/night.
- 03SeaDream Yacht Club has the strongest single scored sailing in this pair.
Fare table
Side-by-side fares
The pricing basis stays visible so a lower nightly fare is not mistaken for equal inclusions.
Lowest / night
Crystal
$409
SeaDream Yacht Club
$326
Median / night
Crystal
$776
SeaDream Yacht Club
$873
Highest / night
Crystal
$2,499
SeaDream Yacht Club
$1,803
Sailings tracked
Crystal
258
SeaDream Yacht Club
240
Pricing basis
Crystal
starting fare, per guest
SeaDream Yacht Club
fare, per guest, double occupancy
Start here
Two low fares to check first
One live sailing from each line, shown with the nightly fare and the reason it stands out.
Price-per-night pages
Comparison questions
- Is Crystal or SeaDream Yacht Club cheaper per night?
- Crystal runs a median of $776 per night versus $873 for SeaDream Yacht Club, based on live tracked fares. Both are per-person fares; inclusions differ by line.
- How do the two lines quote their fares?
- Crystal uses starting fare, per guest; SeaDream Yacht Club uses fare, per guest, double occupancy. Keeping that basis visible is what makes the comparison useful.