Line comparison
Oceania vs Silversea, by the night
With fares updated Jun 2, 2026, Oceania is lower on the nightly median: $360.73 versus $690.91 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
- Oceania
- Median gap
- $330.18
- Lower fare floor
- Oceania
- Updated
- Jun 2, 2026
Oceania
538 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per night
$360.73
Lowest per night
$175.00
Sailings
538
Fare basis
starting fare, per guest
Silversea
849 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per night
$690.91
Lowest per night
$246.67
Sailings
849
Fare basis
US fare, per guest
Lower fare floor
Oceania
Lower median
Oceania
Updated
Jun 2, 2026
Individual sailings
The cheaper line is not always the better buy.
Oceania is cheaper on the median. Still, Silversea's best scored sailing is 3.0 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
Lisbon to Bridgetown
Dec 2, 2027 · 15 nights · $246.67/night
60% below same line, duration, and season
95.0value score
Strong against similar trips
Lisbon to Miami, FL
Dec 3, 2027 · 15 nights · $286.67/night
53% below same line, duration, and season
90.7value 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
Oceania looks stronger for 9-13 night sailings.
44.0 average score vs 40.8
Based on 232 Oceania sailings and 314 Silversea sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Athens to Monte Carlo
12 nights · $207.50/night · 90.3 score
Trip length · longer sailings
Oceania looks stronger for longer sailings.
46.0 average score vs 41.8
Based on 234 Oceania sailings and 277 Silversea sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Lisbon to Miami
15 nights · $175.00/night · 92.0 score
Season · winter departures
Oceania looks stronger for winter departures.
47.9 average score vs 38.3
Based on 129 Oceania sailings and 226 Silversea sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Rome to Barcelona
7 nights · $225.00/night · 90.6 score
Decision lenses
Five ways to read the fare.
Nightly fare
Oceania is the lower nightly baseline.
$360.73/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.
Oceania: 538 priced sailings, starting fare, per guest.
Silversea: 849 priced sailings, US fare, per guest.
Oceania is $330.18/night below Silversea at the median.
Bottom line
Oceania is cheaper before inclusions
Oceania is cheaper in the current data: $360.73/night median versus $690.91/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
- 01Oceania: 538 priced sailings; lowest visible fare $175.00/night.
- 02Silversea: 849 priced sailings; lowest visible fare $246.67/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
Oceania
$175.00
Silversea
$246.67
Median / night
Oceania
$360.73
Silversea
$690.91
Highest / night
Oceania
$690.82
Silversea
$4,978.57
Sailings tracked
Oceania
538
Silversea
849
Pricing basis
Oceania
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 Oceania or Silversea cheaper per night?
- Oceania runs a median of $360.73 per night versus $690.91 for Silversea, based on live tracked fares. Both are per-person fares; inclusions differ by line.
- How do the two lines quote their fares?
- Oceania uses starting fare, per guest; Silversea uses US fare, per guest. Keeping that basis visible is what makes the comparison useful.