Line comparison
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection vs SeaDream Yacht Club, by the night
With fares updated Jun 3, 2026, SeaDream Yacht Club is lower on the nightly median: $988.43 versus $1,636.67 for Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. 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
- SeaDream Yacht Club
- Median gap
- $648.24
- Lower fare floor
- SeaDream Yacht Club
- Updated
- Jun 3, 2026
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
276 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per night
$1,636.67
Lowest per night
$646.67
Sailings
276
Fare basis
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
SeaDream Yacht Club
Updated
Jun 3, 2026
Individual sailings
The cheaper line is not always the better buy.
SeaDream Yacht Club is cheaper on the median, but a few Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection sailings still price unusually well against similar trips.
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
Tokyo to Whittier
May 13, 2026 · 15 nights · $646.67/night
60% below same line inventory
90.9value score
Strong against similar trips
Vancouver to Tokyo (Yokohama)
Sep 21, 2026 · 18 nights · $711.11/night
57% below same line inventory
90.8value score
Strong against similar trips
Tokyo to Whittier
May 12, 2027 · 15 nights · $813.33/night
50% below same line inventory
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
SeaDream Yacht Club is lower for one-week sailings.
$959.86/night median vs $1,671.43/night
Based on 183 SeaDream Yacht Club sailings and 150 Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas to Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
7 nights · $588.43/night · 90.5 score
Region · Mediterranean
SeaDream Yacht Club is lower for Mediterranean sailings.
$1,131.29/night median vs $1,762.50/night
Based on 96 SeaDream Yacht Club sailings and 89 Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Barcelona to Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
29 nights · $555.41/night · 90.5 score
Region · Caribbean
SeaDream Yacht Club looks stronger for Caribbean sailings.
54.7 average score vs 51.1
Based on 96 SeaDream Yacht Club sailings and 60 Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
San Juan to Lisbon
14 nights · $325.64/night · 91.2 score
Decision lenses
Five ways to read the fare.
Nightly fare
SeaDream Yacht Club is the lower nightly baseline.
$988.43/night median
Use this when the cabin type and itinerary are flexible. SeaDream Yacht Club is lower on the median night, while the fare basis stays visible so the number is not confused with an inclusions comparison.
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection: 276 priced sailings, fare, per guest.
SeaDream Yacht Club: 229 priced sailings, seadream fare per guest double occupancy.
SeaDream Yacht Club is $648.24/night below Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection at the median.
Bottom line
SeaDream Yacht Club is cheaper before inclusions
SeaDream Yacht Club is cheaper in the current data: $988.43/night median versus $1,636.67/night for Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. 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
- 01Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection: 276 priced sailings; lowest visible fare $646.67/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
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
$646.67
SeaDream Yacht Club
$325.64
Median / night
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
$1,636.67
SeaDream Yacht Club
$988.43
Highest / night
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
$6,200.00
SeaDream Yacht Club
$1,917.00
Sailings tracked
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
276
SeaDream Yacht Club
229
Pricing basis
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
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 Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection or SeaDream Yacht Club cheaper per night?
- Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection runs a median of $1,636.67 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?
- Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection uses fare, per guest; SeaDream Yacht Club uses seadream fare per guest double occupancy. Keeping that basis visible is what makes the comparison useful.