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Crystal vs Virgin Voyages, by the night
With fares updated Jul 18, 2026, Virgin Voyages is lower on the nightly median: $199 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
- Virgin Voyages
- Median gap
- $541
- Lower fare floor
- Virgin Voyages
- 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
Virgin Voyages
387 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per night
$199
Lowest per night
$109
Sailings
387
Fare basis
per sailor
Lower fare floor
Virgin Voyages
Lower median
Virgin Voyages
Updated
Jul 18, 2026
Individual sailings
The cheaper line is not always the better buy.
Virgin Voyages is cheaper on the median. Still, Crystal's best scored sailing is 0.2 points ahead of Virgin Voyages'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.
Region · Caribbean
Virgin Voyages is lower for Caribbean sailings.
$199/night median vs $582/night
Based on 286 Virgin Voyages sailings and 67 Crystal sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
New York City to San Juan
12 nights · $109/night · 88.0 score
Trip length · short sailings
Virgin Voyages looks stronger for short sailings.
50.6 average score vs 26.2
Based on 190 Virgin Voyages sailings and 6 Crystal sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Miami to Miami
5 nights · $159/night · 86.5 score
Season · summer departures
Virgin Voyages is lower for summer departures.
$229/night median vs $800/night
Based on 89 Virgin Voyages sailings and 82 Crystal sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Miami to Miami
5 nights · $159/night · 86.5 score
Decision lenses
Five ways to read the fare.
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: 263 priced sailings, starting fare, per guest.
Virgin Voyages: 387 priced sailings, per sailor.
Virgin Voyages is $541/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 $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.
- 02Virgin Voyages: 387 priced sailings; lowest visible fare $109/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
Virgin Voyages
$109
Median / night
Crystal
$740
Virgin Voyages
$199
Highest / night
Crystal
$2,499
Virgin Voyages
$353
Sailings tracked
Crystal
263
Virgin Voyages
387
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 $740 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 per sailor. Keeping that basis visible is what makes the comparison useful.