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Line comparison
Crystal vs Virgin Voyages, by the night
With fares updated Aug 29, 2026, Virgin Voyages is lower on the nightly median: $199 versus $776 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
- Virgin Voyages
- Median gap
- $577
- Lower fare floor
- Virgin Voyages
- Updated
- Aug 29, 2026
Crystal
258 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per guest, per night
$776
Lowest per guest, per night
$409
Sailings
258
Fare basis
starting fare, per guest
Virgin Voyages
408 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per sailor, per night
$199
Lowest per sailor, per night
$99
Sailings
408
Fare basis
total per sailor
Lower fare floor
Virgin Voyages
Lower median
Virgin Voyages
Updated
Aug 29, 2026
Individual sailings
The cheaper line is not always the better buy.
Virgin Voyages is cheaper on the median, but a few Crystal 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
Seward (Anchorage) to Tokyo
Sep 18, 2028 · 14 nights · $457/night
45% below same line, duration, and season
90.5value score
Strong against similar trips
Fuerte Amador (Panama City) to New York City
Aug 20, 2027 · 14 nights · $557/night
36% below same line, duration, and season
90.3value score
Strong against similar trips
Fort Lauderdale to Lisbon
Mar 27, 2028 · 11 nights · $409/night
34% below same line, region, and duration
89.6value 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 · short sailings
Crystal looks stronger for short sailings.
83.6 average score vs 49.9
Based on 7 Crystal sailings and 184 Virgin Voyages sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
San Juan to Bridgetown
3 nights · $533/night · 88.0 score
Region · Caribbean
Virgin Voyages is lower for Caribbean sailings.
$189/night median vs $624/night
Based on 285 Virgin Voyages sailings and 71 Crystal sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Miami to Barcelona
14 nights · $99/night · 88.0 score
Season · fall departures
Virgin Voyages is lower for fall departures.
$199/night median vs $771/night
Based on 128 Virgin Voyages sailings and 83 Crystal sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Barcelona to Miami
14 nights · $109/night · 93.3 score
Available comparisons
Fare and cabin comparisons
Each tab uses current data available for both lines. Comparisons without enough evidence stay off the page.
Nightly fare
Virgin Voyages is the lower nightly baseline.
$199/night median
Use this when the cabin type and itinerary are flexible. Virgin Voyages is lower on the median night, while the fare basis stays visible so the number is not confused with an inclusions comparison.
Crystal: 258 priced sailings, $776 per guest, per night median.
Virgin Voyages: 408 priced sailings, $199 per sailor, per night median.
Virgin Voyages is $577/night below Crystal at the median.
Bottom line
Virgin Voyages is cheaper before inclusions
Virgin Voyages is cheaper in the current data: $199/night median versus $776/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: 258 priced sailings on the starting fare, per guest basis; lowest observed fare $409/night.
- 02Virgin Voyages: 408 priced sailings on the total per sailor basis; lowest observed fare $99/night.
- 03Virgin Voyages 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
$409
Virgin Voyages
$99
Median / night
Crystal
$776
Virgin Voyages
$199
Highest / night
Crystal
$2,499
Virgin Voyages
$949
Sailings tracked
Crystal
258
Virgin Voyages
408
Pricing basis
Crystal
starting fare, per guest
Virgin Voyages
total per sailor
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 Virgin Voyages cheaper per night?
- Crystal runs a median of $776 per night versus $199 for Virgin Voyages, 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; Virgin Voyages uses total per sailor. Keeping that basis visible is what makes the comparison useful.