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Crystal vs SeaDream Yacht Club, by the night

With fares updated Jul 18, 2026, Crystal is lower on the nightly median: $740 versus $877 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.

Crystal sailingsSeaDream Yacht Club sailings
Lower median
Crystal
Median gap
$137
Lower fare floor
SeaDream Yacht Club
Updated
Jul 18, 2026
Crystal logo

Crystal

263 priced sailings currently in this comparison.

Median per night

$740

Lowest per night

$386

Sailings

263

Fare basis

starting fare, per guest

SeaDream Yacht Club logo

SeaDream Yacht Club

250 priced sailings currently in this comparison.

Median per night

$877

Lowest per night

$326

Sailings

250

Fare basis

seadream fare per guest double occupancy

Lower fare floor

SeaDream Yacht Club

Lower median

Crystal

Updated

Jul 18, 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 0.1 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 works
SeaDream Yacht Club logo

Strong against similar trips

Palm Beach to Lisbon

Apr 10, 2027 · 14 nights · $326/night

64% below same line and duration

91.0value score
SeaDream Yacht Club logo

Strong against similar trips

Palm Beach to Lisbon

Apr 22, 2028 · 14 nights · $361/night

60% below same line and duration

90.9value score
SeaDream Yacht Club logo

Strong against similar trips

Palm Beach to Lisbon

Apr 14, 2029 · 14 nights · $411/night

54% below same line and duration

90.8value 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.

67.8 average score vs 48.1

Based on 17 SeaDream Yacht Club sailings and 100 Crystal sailings in this slice.

Example sailing

Palm Beach to Lisbon

14 nights · $326/night · 91.0 score

Trip length · one-week sailings

Crystal is lower for one-week sailings.

$769/night median vs $874/night

Based on 62 Crystal sailings and 201 SeaDream Yacht Club sailings in this slice.

Example sailing

San Diego to Vancouver

8 nights · $613/night · 75.7 score

Region · Caribbean

Crystal is lower for Caribbean sailings.

$582/night median vs $718/night

Based on 67 Crystal sailings and 126 SeaDream Yacht Club sailings in this slice.

Example sailing

Fort Lauderdale to Lisbon

11 nights · $391/night · 86.9 score

Decision lenses

Five ways to read the fare.

Nightly fare

Crystal is the lower nightly baseline.

$740/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: 263 priced sailings, starting fare, per guest.

SeaDream Yacht Club: 250 priced sailings, seadream fare per guest double occupancy.

Crystal is $137/night below SeaDream Yacht Club at the median.

Open examples

Barcelona to Fort LauderdaleCrystal · 14 nights · $386/nightPalm Beach to LisbonSeaDream Yacht Club · 14 nights · $326/night

Bottom line

Crystal is cheaper before inclusions

Crystal is cheaper in the current data: $740/night median versus $877/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: 263 priced sailings; lowest visible fare $386/night.
  • 02SeaDream Yacht Club: 250 priced sailings; lowest visible 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

$386

SeaDream Yacht Club

$326

Median / night

Crystal

$740

SeaDream Yacht Club

$877

Highest / night

Crystal

$2,499

SeaDream Yacht Club

$1,784

Sailings tracked

Crystal

263

SeaDream Yacht Club

250

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.

Crystal logoCrystalCruises90.9

Lowest visible Crystal fare

Barcelona to Fort Lauderdale

14 nights · $386/night

57% below same line, region, and duration

SeaDream Yacht Club logoSeaDreamYacht Club91.0

Lowest visible SeaDream Yacht Club fare

Palm Beach to Lisbon

14 nights · $326/night

64% below same line and duration

Price-per-night pages

Crystal price per nightSeaDream Yacht Club price per night

Comparison questions

Is Crystal or SeaDream Yacht Club cheaper per night?
Crystal runs a median of $740 per night versus $877 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.
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