Line comparison
Crystal vs Silversea, by the night
With fares updated May 30, 2026, Crystal is lower on the nightly median: $642.86 versus $700.00 for Silversea. 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
- Crystal
- Median gap
- $57.14
- Lower fare floor
- Silversea
- Updated
- May 30, 2026
Crystal
283 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per night
$642.86
Lowest per night
$354.55
Sailings
283
Fare basis
starting fare, per guest
Silversea
859 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per night
$700.00
Lowest per night
$260.00
Sailings
859
Fare basis
US fare, per guest
Lower fare floor
Silversea
Lower median
Crystal
Updated
May 30, 2026
Individual sailings
The cheaper line is not always the better buy.
Crystal is cheaper on the median. Still, Silversea's best scored sailing is 0.2 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 worksStrong against similar trips
Lisbon to Bridgetown
Dec 2, 2027 · 15 nights · $260.00/night
61% below same line, duration, and season
90.9value score
Strong against similar trips
Lisbon to Miami, FL
Dec 3, 2027 · 15 nights · $286.67/night
57% below same line, duration, and season
90.8value score
Strong against similar trips
Vancouver to Tokyo
Sep 2, 2027 · 16 nights · $356.25/night
52% below same line, duration, and season
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 · 9-13 night sailings
Crystal looks stronger for 9-13 night sailings.
47.7 average score vs 40.7
Based on 102 Crystal sailings and 313 Silversea sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Tokyo to Seward (Anchorage, Alaska)
12 nights · $375.00/night · 90.6 score
Trip length · longer sailings
Crystal looks stronger for longer sailings.
49.1 average score vs 41.6
Based on 108 Crystal sailings and 280 Silversea sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Barcelona to Fort Lauderdale
14 nights · $385.71/night · 90.7 score
Season · summer departures
Crystal looks stronger for summer departures.
49.9 average score vs 40.3
Based on 101 Crystal sailings and 255 Silversea sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Tokyo to Seward (Anchorage, Alaska)
12 nights · $375.00/night · 90.6 score
Decision lenses
Five ways to read the fare.
Nightly fare
Crystal is the lower nightly baseline.
$642.86/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: 283 priced sailings, starting fare, per guest.
Silversea: 859 priced sailings, US fare, per guest.
Crystal is $57.14/night below Silversea at the median.
Bottom line
Crystal is cheaper before inclusions
Crystal is cheaper in the current data: $642.86/night median versus $700.00/night for Silversea. 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: 283 priced sailings; lowest visible fare $354.55/night.
- 02Silversea: 859 priced sailings; lowest visible fare $260.00/night.
- 03Silversea 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
$354.55
Silversea
$260.00
Median / night
Crystal
$642.86
Silversea
$700.00
Highest / night
Crystal
$1,999.58
Silversea
$8,887.50
Sailings tracked
Crystal
283
Silversea
859
Pricing basis
Crystal
starting fare, per guest
Silversea
US 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 Silversea cheaper per night?
- Crystal runs a median of $642.86 per night versus $700.00 for Silversea, 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; Silversea uses US fare, per guest. Keeping that basis visible is what makes the comparison useful.