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Crystal vs Oceania, by the night
With fares updated Jul 18, 2026, Oceania is lower on the nightly median: $455 versus $740 for Crystal. 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
- Oceania
- Median gap
- $285
- Lower fare floor
- Oceania
- Updated
- Jul 18, 2026
Crystal
263 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per night
$740
Lowest per night
$386
Sailings
263
Fare basis
starting fare, per guest
Oceania
750 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per night
$455
Lowest per night
$185
Sailings
750
Fare basis
starting fare, per guest
Lower fare floor
Oceania
Lower median
Oceania
Updated
Jul 18, 2026
Individual sailings
The cheaper line is not always the better buy.
Oceania is cheaper on the median. Still, Crystal's best scored sailing is 0.1 points ahead of Oceania'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
Barcelona to Fort Lauderdale
May 27, 2028 · 14 nights · $386/night
57% below same line, region, and duration
90.9value score
Strong against similar trips
Seward (Anchorage, Alaska) to Tokyo
Sep 18, 2028 · 14 nights · $443/night
43% below same line, duration, and season
90.5value score
Strong against similar trips
Fuerte Amador to New York City
Aug 20, 2027 · 14 nights · $471/night
41% below same line, duration, and season
90.4value 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 · 9-13 night sailings
Oceania is lower for 9-13 night sailings.
$465/night median vs $756/night
Based on 342 Oceania sailings and 95 Crystal sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Barcelona to Istanbul
10 nights · $208/night · 90.8 score
Trip length · longer sailings
Oceania looks stronger for longer sailings.
53.1 average score vs 48.1
Based on 314 Oceania sailings and 100 Crystal sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Barcelona to Miami
15 nights · $185/night · 90.8 score
Region · Mediterranean
Oceania looks stronger for Mediterranean sailings.
52.9 average score vs 45.7
Based on 271 Oceania sailings and 55 Crystal sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Barcelona to Miami
15 nights · $185/night · 90.8 score
Decision lenses
Five ways to read the fare.
Nightly fare
Oceania is the lower nightly baseline.
$455/night median
Use this when the cabin type and itinerary are flexible. Oceania 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.
Oceania: 750 priced sailings, starting fare, per guest.
Oceania is $285/night below Crystal at the median.
Bottom line
Oceania is cheaper before inclusions
Oceania is cheaper in the current data: $455/night median versus $740/night for Crystal. 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.
- 02Oceania: 750 priced sailings; lowest visible fare $185/night.
- 03Crystal 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
Oceania
$185
Median / night
Crystal
$740
Oceania
$455
Highest / night
Crystal
$2,499
Oceania
$1,850
Sailings tracked
Crystal
263
Oceania
750
Pricing basis
Crystal
starting fare, per guest
Oceania
starting fare, per guest
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 Oceania cheaper per night?
- Crystal runs a median of $740 per night versus $455 for Oceania, 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; Oceania uses starting fare, per guest. Keeping that basis visible is what makes the comparison useful.