CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 of our  report  dated  March  15,  2002  relating  to the
financial  statements  and  financial  statement  schedule  of Crown Cork & Seal
Company,  Inc.,  which appears in Crown Cork & Seal Company Inc.'s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of our report dated June 1, 2001  relating to the  financial  statements,  which
appears  in the  Annual  Report of the Crown Cork & Seal  Company,  Inc.  401(K)
Retirement Savings Plan on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, PA
April 8, 2002