Line comparison
Crystal vs Virgin Voyages, by the night
With fares updated May 30, 2026, Virgin Voyages is lower on the nightly median: $149.00 versus $642.86 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
- $493.86
- Lower fare floor
- Virgin Voyages
- 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
Virgin Voyages
381 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per night
$149.00
Lowest per night
$89.00
Sailings
381
Fare basis
per sailor
Lower fare floor
Virgin Voyages
Lower median
Virgin Voyages
Updated
May 30, 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
Barcelona to Fort Lauderdale
May 27, 2028 · 14 nights · $385.71/night
52% below same line, region, and duration
90.7value score
Strong against similar trips
Tokyo to Seward (Anchorage, Alaska)
Jun 12, 2026 · 12 nights · $375.00/night
47% below same line, duration, and season
90.6value score
Strong against similar trips
Seward (Anchorage, Alaska) to Tokyo
Sep 18, 2028 · 14 nights · $400.00/night
44% below same line, duration, and season
90.5value 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 · one-week sailings
Virgin Voyages is lower for one-week sailings.
$144.07/night median vs $671.43/night
Based on 168 Virgin Voyages sailings and 65 Crystal sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Vancouver to Los Angeles
8 nights · $98.88/night · 83.2 score
Trip length · short sailings
Virgin Voyages is lower for short sailings.
$149.40/night median vs $687.50/night
Based on 161 Virgin Voyages sailings and 8 Crystal sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Miami to Miami
5 nights · $119.00/night · 82.0 score
Season · summer departures
Virgin Voyages is lower for summer departures.
$169.00/night median vs $700.00/night
Based on 102 Virgin Voyages sailings and 101 Crystal sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Seattle to Seattle
9 nights · $129.00/night · 84.3 score
Decision lenses
Five ways to read the fare.
Nightly fare
Virgin Voyages is the lower nightly baseline.
$149.00/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: 283 priced sailings, starting fare, per guest.
Virgin Voyages: 381 priced sailings, per sailor.
Virgin Voyages is $493.86/night below Crystal at the median.
Bottom line
Virgin Voyages is cheaper before inclusions
Virgin Voyages is cheaper in the current data: $149.00/night median versus $642.86/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: 283 priced sailings; lowest visible fare $354.55/night.
- 02Virgin Voyages: 381 priced sailings; lowest visible fare $89.00/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
$354.55
Virgin Voyages
$89.00
Median / night
Crystal
$642.86
Virgin Voyages
$149.00
Highest / night
Crystal
$1,999.58
Virgin Voyages
$389.00
Sailings tracked
Crystal
283
Virgin Voyages
381
Pricing basis
Crystal
starting fare, per guest
Virgin Voyages
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 $642.86 per night versus $149.00 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 per sailor. Keeping that basis visible is what makes the comparison useful.