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Line comparison
Silversea vs Virgin Voyages, by the night
With fares updated Oct 14, 2026, Virgin Voyages is lower on the nightly median: $185 versus $763 for Silversea. That gap is real, but inclusions still deserve their own look.
We divide each sailing's lowest-priced room type on standard terms by its nights, per guest. Treat it as the fare baseline before you compare inclusions.
- Lower median
- Virgin Voyages
- Median gap
- $578
- Lower fare floor
- Virgin Voyages
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
Silversea
1,141 sailings with a verified price in this comparison.
Median per guest, per night
$763
Lowest per guest, per night
$300
Upcoming sailings
1,141
Price unit
per guest
Virgin Voyages
408 sailings with a verified price in this comparison.
Median per sailor, per night
$185
Lowest per sailor, per night
$80
Upcoming sailings
408
Price unit
per sailor
Lower fare floor
Virgin Voyages
Lower median
Virgin Voyages
Updated
Oct 14, 2026
Individual sailings
The cheaper line is not always the better buy.
Virgin Voyages is cheaper on the median. Still, Silversea's best scored sailing is 4.9 points ahead of Virgin Voyages's best scored sailing.
The score compares a sailing with similar routes, seasons, and lengths. 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 · $313/night
62% below the typical price. The typical nightly price for similar-length sailings on this line in the same season, from 37 fares.
95.8value score
Strong against similar trips
Papeete (Tahiti) to San Diego, California
Dec 6, 2028 · 17 nights · $303/night
63% below the typical price. The typical nightly price for similar-length sailings on this line in the same season, from 37 fares.
95.6value score
Strong against similar trips
Vancouver to Yokohama (Tokyo)
Sep 7, 2028 · 16 nights · $356/night
56% below the typical price. The typical nightly price for similar-length sailings on this line in the same season, from 23 fares.
95.0value 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 · longer sailings
Virgin Voyages looks stronger for longer sailings.
77.8 average score vs 43.2
Based on 8 Virgin Voyages sailings and 395 Silversea sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Barcelona to Miami
14 nights · $110/night · 90.7 score
Trip length · one-week sailings
Virgin Voyages looks stronger for one-week sailings.
47.1 average score vs 39.8
Based on 182 Virgin Voyages sailings and 316 Silversea sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Miami to Miami
8 nights · $115/night · 82.5 score
Trip length · 9-13 night sailings
Virgin Voyages looks stronger for 9-13 night sailings.
48.8 average score vs 42.3
Based on 42 Virgin Voyages sailings and 430 Silversea sailings in this slice.
Example sailing
Barcelona to San Juan
12 nights · $105/night · 90.8 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.
$185/night median
Use this when the room type and itinerary are flexible. Virgin Voyages is lower on the median night, while the price unit stays visible so the number is not confused with an inclusions comparison.
Silversea: 1,141 sailings with a verified price, $763 per guest, per night median.
Virgin Voyages: 408 sailings with a verified price, $185 per sailor, per night median.
Virgin Voyages is $578/night below Silversea at the median.
Bottom line
Virgin Voyages is cheaper before inclusions
Virgin Voyages is cheaper in the current data: $185/night median versus $763/night for Silversea, per guest. 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
- 01Silversea: 1,141 sailings with a verified price; lowest $300/night per guest.
- 02Virgin Voyages: 408 sailings with a verified price; lowest $80/night per sailor.
- 03Silversea has the strongest single scored sailing in this pair.
Fare table
Side-by-side fares
The price unit stays visible so a lower nightly fare is not mistaken for equal inclusions.
Lowest / night
Silversea
$300
Virgin Voyages
$80
Median / night
Silversea
$763
Virgin Voyages
$185
Highest / night
Silversea
$5,733
Virgin Voyages
$1,045
Upcoming sailings
Silversea
1,141
Virgin Voyages
408
Price unit
Silversea
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.
SilverseaCruises83.9Lowest Silversea nightly fare
San Juan to Barcelona14 nights · Vista Suite · $300 per guest, per night
28% below the typical price. The typical nightly price for similar-length sailings on this line in the same region and season, from 18 fares.
VirginVoyages88.0Lowest Virgin Voyages nightly fare
Miami to Barcelona14 nights · The Insider · $80 per sailor, per night
43% below the typical price. The typical nightly price for similar-length sailings on this line in the same region, from 18 fares.
Price-per-night pages
Comparison questions
- Is Silversea or Virgin Voyages cheaper per night?
- Silversea runs a median of $763 per night versus $185 for Virgin Voyages, based on live tracked fares. Both are per guest; inclusions differ by line.
- How do the two lines quote their fares?
- Silversea prices per guest; Virgin Voyages prices per sailor. Each fare is a sailing's lowest-priced room type on standard terms.