Line comparison
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection vs Virgin Voyages, by the night
With fares updated Jun 2, 2026, Virgin Voyages is lower on the nightly median: $149.00 versus $1,650.00 for Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. 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
- $1,501.00
- Lower fare floor
- Virgin Voyages
- Updated
- Jun 2, 2026
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
276 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per night
$1,650.00
Lowest per night
$646.67
Sailings
276
Fare basis
fare, per guest
Virgin Voyages
388 priced sailings currently in this comparison.
Median per night
$149.00
Lowest per night
$89.00
Sailings
388
Fare basis
per sailor
Lower fare floor
Virgin Voyages
Lower median
Virgin Voyages
Updated
Jun 2, 2026
Individual sailings
The cheaper line is not always the better buy.
Virgin Voyages is cheaper on the median, but a few Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection 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
Tokyo to Whittier
May 13, 2026 · 15 nights · $646.67/night
61% below same line inventory
91.0value score
Strong against similar trips
Vancouver to Tokyo (Yokohama)
Sep 21, 2026 · 18 nights · $711.11/night
57% below same line inventory
90.9value score
Strong against similar trips
Tokyo to Whittier
May 12, 2027 · 15 nights · $813.33/night
51% below same line inventory
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 · one-week sailings
Virgin Voyages is lower for one-week sailings.
$139.14/night median vs $1,673.21/night
Based on 176 Virgin Voyages sailings and 150 Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Vancouver to Los Angeles
8 nights · $98.88/night · 84.1 score
Season · winter departures
Virgin Voyages is lower for winter departures.
$139.00/night median vs $1,585.71/night
Based on 107 Virgin Voyages sailings and 75 Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
San Juan to San Juan
6 nights · $109.00/night · 78.0 score
Season · spring departures
Virgin Voyages is lower for spring departures.
$139.00/night median vs $1,622.22/night
Based on 74 Virgin Voyages sailings and 63 Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Los Angeles to Vancouver
9 nights · $99.11/night · 85.4 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.
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection: 276 priced sailings, fare, per guest.
Virgin Voyages: 388 priced sailings, per sailor.
Virgin Voyages is $1,501.00/night below Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection at the median.
Bottom line
Virgin Voyages is cheaper before inclusions
Virgin Voyages is cheaper in the current data: $149.00/night median versus $1,650.00/night for Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. 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
- 01Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection: 276 priced sailings; lowest visible fare $646.67/night.
- 02Virgin Voyages: 388 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
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
$646.67
Virgin Voyages
$89.00
Median / night
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
$1,650.00
Virgin Voyages
$149.00
Highest / night
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
$6,200.00
Virgin Voyages
$389.00
Sailings tracked
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
276
Virgin Voyages
388
Pricing basis
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
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 Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection or Virgin Voyages cheaper per night?
- Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection runs a median of $1,650.00 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?
- Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection uses fare, per guest; Virgin Voyages uses per sailor. Keeping that basis visible is what makes the comparison useful.