Loading comparison…
Line comparison
Crystal vs SeaDream Yacht Club, by the night
With fares updated Oct 17, 2026, Crystal is lower on the nightly median: $629 versus $989 for SeaDream Yacht Club. That gap is real, but inclusions still deserve their own look.
We divide each sailing's lowest-priced room type on standard terms by its nights, per guest. Treat it as the fare baseline before you compare inclusions.
- Lower median
- Crystal
- Median gap
- $360
- Lower fare floor
- SeaDream Yacht Club
- Updated
- Oct 17, 2026
Crystal
222 sailings with a verified price in this comparison.
Median per guest, per night
$629
Lowest per guest, per night
$357
Upcoming sailings
303
Price unit
per guest
SeaDream Yacht Club
253 sailings with a verified price in this comparison.
Median per guest, per night
$989
Lowest per guest, per night
$347
Upcoming sailings
265
Price unit
per guest
Lower fare floor
SeaDream Yacht Club
Lower median
Crystal
Updated
Oct 17, 2026
Individual sailings
The cheaper line is not always the better buy.
Crystal is cheaper on the median, but a few SeaDream Yacht Club sailings still price unusually well against similar trips.
The score compares a sailing with similar routes, seasons, and lengths. It is here to catch the individual trip that would disappear inside a line-level average.
How the value score worksStrong against similar trips
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas to Philipsburg
Nov 21, 2027 · 7 nights · $531/night
51% below the typical price. The typical nightly price for similar-length sailings on this line in the same season, from 41 fares.
90.7value score
Strong against similar trips
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas to Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
Nov 14, 2027 · 7 nights · $617/night
43% below the typical price. The typical nightly price for similar-length sailings on this line in the same season, from 41 fares.
90.5value score
Strong against similar trips
Philipsburg to Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
Mar 12, 2028 · 7 nights · $546/night
33% below the typical price. The typical nightly price for similar-length sailings on this line in the same season, from 53 fares.
88.9value 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.
$671/night median vs $903/night
Based on 54 Crystal sailings and 178 SeaDream Yacht Club sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Civitavecchia (Rome) to Monte-Carlo
7 nights · $557/night · 79.4 score
Region · Caribbean
Crystal looks stronger for Caribbean sailings.
50.6 average score vs 48.1
Based on 63 Crystal sailings and 127 SeaDream Yacht Club sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Fort Lauderdale to San Juan
4 nights · $600/night · 88.0 score
Trip length · 9-13 night sailings
Crystal looks stronger for 9-13 night sailings.
45.7 average score vs 39.2
Based on 76 Crystal sailings and 39 SeaDream Yacht Club sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Fort Lauderdale to Lisbon
11 nights · $373/night · 83.5 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.
$629/night median
Use this when the room type and itinerary are flexible. Crystal is lower on the median night, while the price unit stays visible so the number is not confused with an inclusions comparison.
Crystal: 222 sailings with a verified price, $629 per guest, per night median.
SeaDream Yacht Club: 253 sailings with a verified price, $989 per guest, per night median.
Crystal is $360/night below SeaDream Yacht Club at the median.
Bottom line
Crystal is cheaper before inclusions
Crystal is cheaper in the current data: $629/night median versus $989/night for SeaDream Yacht Club, per guest. 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: 222 sailings with a verified price; lowest $357/night per guest.
- 02SeaDream Yacht Club: 253 sailings with a verified price; lowest $347/night per guest.
- 03Crystal has the strongest single scored sailing in this pair.
Fare table
Side-by-side fares
The price unit stays visible so a lower nightly fare is not mistaken for equal inclusions.
Lowest / night
Crystal
$357
SeaDream Yacht Club
$347
Median / night
Crystal
$629
SeaDream Yacht Club
$989
Highest / night
Crystal
$1,325
SeaDream Yacht Club
$4,531
Upcoming sailings
Crystal
303
SeaDream Yacht Club
265
Price unit
Crystal
per guest
SeaDream Yacht Club
per guest
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.
CrystalCruises88.0Lowest Crystal nightly fare
Lisbon to Fort Lauderdale14 nights · Ocean View · $357 per guest, per night
43% below the typical price. The typical nightly price for similar-length sailings on this line in the same region, from 9 fares.
SeaDreamYacht Club88.0Lowest SeaDream Yacht Club nightly fare
Palm Beach to Lisbon14 nights · Yacht Club Stateroom, Deck 2 · $347 per guest, per night
54% below the typical price. The typical nightly price for similar-length sailings on this line in the same season, from 12 fares.
Price-per-night pages
Comparison questions
- Is Crystal or SeaDream Yacht Club cheaper per night?
- Crystal runs a median of $629 per night versus $989 for SeaDream Yacht Club, based on live tracked fares. Both are per guest; inclusions differ by line.
- How do the two lines quote their fares?
- Crystal prices per guest; SeaDream Yacht Club prices per guest. Each fare is a sailing's lowest-priced room type on standard terms.