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Celebrity Flora vs SeaDream II

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Celebrity Flora is an intimate Celebrity Cruises ship carrying 100 passengers, in service since 2019. SeaDream II is an intimate SeaDream Yacht Club ship carrying 110 passengers, in service since 2001.

Choose Celebrity Flora if you want more adventure and nature, a more active cruise or a newer ship: it outscores SeaDream II for adventure & nature (10.0 vs 5.0) and active (10.0 vs 7.0) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores and its maiden voyage was in 2019 (vs 2001).

SeaDream II does not lead by a clear margin on any measure we track, so pick it for its itinerary or its dates.

Side by side

Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

Celebrity FloraSeaDream II
Cruise line Celebrity Cruises SeaDream Yacht Club
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2019 (better) 2001
Last refurbishedmore recent highlighted — 2020
Gross tonnage 5,739 4,253
Passengers 100 110
Crew 80 95
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 1.3 1.2 (better)
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 57.4 (better) 38.7
Decks 8 3
Length 333 ft 355 ft
Beam 56 ft 47 ft
Speed 16 mph 17 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 9 / 10 9 / 10
Cruises on sale 10 —
Upcoming sailings 361 —
Cruise lengths 7 to 16 nights —
Fares fromlower highlighted $8,170 —

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday. Celebrity Flora leads on 5 of the ten, SeaDream II on 2, with 3 level.

  • Active Celebrity Flora: 10.0 SeaDream II: 7.0
  • Adventure & nature Celebrity Flora: 10.0 SeaDream II: 5.0
  • Cultural Celebrity Flora: 7.0 SeaDream II: 5.0
  • Dining Celebrity Flora: 8.0 SeaDream II: 8.9
  • Entertainment Celebrity Flora: 7.0 SeaDream II: 7.5
  • Family friendly Celebrity Flora: 7.0 SeaDream II: 5.0
  • Party Celebrity Flora: 6.0 SeaDream II: 5.0
  • Romantic Celebrity Flora: 10.0 SeaDream II: 10.0
  • Spa & fitness Celebrity Flora: 7.0 SeaDream II: 7.0
  • Staterooms Celebrity Flora: 8.0 SeaDream II: 8.0

SeaDream Yacht Club

SeaDream II

SeaDream Yacht Club's luxury mega-yachts SeaDream I and SeaDream II were designed as prototypes for the ultra-luxury yachting experience.

Highlights

  • Retractable marina offers water sports right from the ship
  • A variety of dining options with open seating at meals
  • Luxury, yacht-like accommodations and amenities
  • State-of-the-art golf simulator

Questions

Celebrity Flora or SeaDream II?

Which is bigger, Celebrity Flora or SeaDream II?

Celebrity Flora is bigger at 5,739 gross tons, against 4,253 gross tons for SeaDream II. Celebrity Flora carries 100 passengers and SeaDream II carries 110.

Which ship is newer, Celebrity Flora or SeaDream II?

Celebrity Flora is newer, with a maiden voyage in 2019 against 2001 for SeaDream II.

Which has more space per passenger?

Celebrity Flora, with 57.4 gross tons per passenger against 38.7 on SeaDream II. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

Which has more crew per passenger?

SeaDream II, with one crew member for every 1.2 passengers against one for every 1.3 on Celebrity Flora.

Which is better for families?

Celebrity Flora scores higher for family friendliness in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores: 7.0 out of 10, against 5.0 for SeaDream II.

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