Line comparison
Crystal vs SeaDream Yacht Club, by the night
With fares updated Jun 3, 2026, Crystal is lower on the nightly median: $731.25 versus $988.43 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
- $257.18
- Lower fare floor
- SeaDream Yacht Club
- Updated
- Jun 3, 2026
Crystal
281 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per night
$731.25
Lowest per night
$390.91
Sailings
281
Fare basis
starting fare, per guest
SeaDream Yacht Club
229 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per night
$988.43
Lowest per night
$325.64
Sailings
229
Fare basis
seadream fare per guest double occupancy
Lower fare floor
SeaDream Yacht Club
Lower median
Crystal
Updated
Jun 3, 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 0.5 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 · $325.64/night
70% below same line and duration
91.2value score
Strong against similar trips
San Juan to Lisbon
Apr 17, 2027 · 14 nights · $325.64/night
70% below same line and duration
91.2value score
Strong against similar trips
San Juan to Malaga
Apr 22, 2028 · 14 nights · $361.36/night
66% below same line and duration
91.1value 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 · longer sailings
SeaDream Yacht Club looks stronger for longer sailings.
69.3 average score vs 48.9
Based on 15 SeaDream Yacht Club sailings and 108 Crystal sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Palm Beach to Lisbon
14 nights · $325.64/night · 91.2 score
Trip length · one-week sailings
Crystal is lower for one-week sailings.
$769.05/night median vs $959.86/night
Based on 64 Crystal sailings and 183 SeaDream Yacht Club sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Barcelona to Palma de Mallorca
6 nights · $900.00/night · 81.5 score
Season · summer departures
Crystal looks stronger for summer departures.
50.1 average score vs 44.4
Based on 100 Crystal sailings and 64 SeaDream Yacht Club sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Tokyo to Seward (Anchorage, Alaska)
12 nights · $458.33/night · 90.6 score
Decision lenses
Five ways to read the fare.
Nightly fare
Crystal is the lower nightly baseline.
$731.25/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: 281 priced sailings, starting fare, per guest.
SeaDream Yacht Club: 229 priced sailings, seadream fare per guest double occupancy.
Crystal is $257.18/night below SeaDream Yacht Club at the median.
Bottom line
Crystal is cheaper before inclusions
Crystal is cheaper in the current data: $731.25/night median versus $988.43/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: 281 priced sailings; lowest visible fare $390.91/night.
- 02SeaDream Yacht Club: 229 priced sailings; lowest visible fare $325.64/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
$390.91
SeaDream Yacht Club
$325.64
Median / night
Crystal
$731.25
SeaDream Yacht Club
$988.43
Highest / night
Crystal
$2,471.43
SeaDream Yacht Club
$1,917.00
Sailings tracked
Crystal
281
SeaDream Yacht Club
229
Pricing basis
Crystal
starting fare, per guest
SeaDream Yacht Club
seadream 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 $731.25 per night versus $988.43 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 seadream fare per guest double occupancy. Keeping that basis visible is what makes the comparison useful.