How much is the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection compared to other luxury lines?

It sits in the ultra-premium tier, alongside Four Seasons Yachts and the top end of Silversea, Regent, and Seabourn. It is generally priced above contemporary luxury lines like Explora Journeys, which offers a design-led, all-suite product at a lower per-night fare for the buyer who wants the style without the higher price or the hotel name.

What's the difference between the Evrima, Ilma, and Luminara?

Evrima is the original and smallest at about 298 guests, the most intimate of the three. Ilma and Luminara are the newer, larger yachts at roughly 450 guests each, with more public space and dining while keeping the yacht feel. For the smallest possible ship, choose Evrima; for more space, the newer pair.

Is a Ritz-Carlton yacht worth the price?

It is worth it if you trust the Ritz-Carlton name, value an intimate ship, and want the marina with water sports off the stern, and if price is not the deciding factor. If you love the style but want a lower fare, Explora Journeys is the value alternative, and if you want every excursion and air bundled, Regent is the more inclusive choice. I book all of them and help you pick the one that actually fits.

Guide · Operator's perspective

Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection: cost, what's included, and 2026 sailings

Q: How much does a Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection voyage cost?

A seven-night Ritz-Carlton yacht voyage runs in the low-to-mid five figures for two people in an entry suite, before flights and excursions, and rises with suite size, season, and itinerary. The top owner-tier suites run several times that. The line prices each voyage individually and fares move, so the figure for your specific date is best confirmed directly. Send me the voyage and suite tier and I will pull the current fare.

Q: Are Ritz-Carlton cruises all-inclusive?

Largely, yes. The fare includes accommodation, dining, beverages including wines and spirits, gratuities, Wi-Fi, and the non-motorized water sports off the yacht's marina platform. What is extra: flights, shore excursions, spa treatments, and some premium add-ons. That puts it in the same inclusion tier as Seabourn and Silversea, and a step below Regent, which bundles excursions and top-fare air.

Q: Where do the Ritz-Carlton yachts sail in 2026?

The Mediterranean through the warm months, including the western and eastern Med, the Adriatic, and the Greek islands, then repositioning toward the Caribbean and Latin America for the cooler season. The itineraries are yacht-style, with smaller ports and more time in the water. Popular small-ship sailings sell out early, so 2026 dates are worth looking at sooner rather than later.

The Ritz-Carlton put its hotel name to sea on three yachts: the 298-guest Evrima and the larger Ilma and Luminara. The questions I get about them most are the simplest ones, and the hardest to get a straight answer to: what does it cost, what's included, where does it go. Here are the answers, in plain numbers, from an advisor who books the line.

Figures from the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection's published materials as of May 2026, in directional terms; fares move, so verify your exact voyage with me or the line before booking. I'm an independent advisor of Fora Travel and I book the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection along with the other luxury lines; I have no incentive to push you toward or away from it.

What does a Ritz-Carlton yacht voyage cost?

A Ritz-Carlton yacht voyage sits in the ultra-premium tier of luxury cruising, alongside the other hotel-branded yachts and the top end of Silversea, Regent, and Seabourn. As a working number, a seven-night voyage in an entry suite runs in the low-to-mid five figures for two people, before flights and excursions, and climbs from there with suite size and itinerary. The top owner-tier suites run several times that. These are directional figures, not a quote. The line prices each voyage individually, fares move with season and demand, and a holiday Mediterranean sailing in a high-deck suite is a different number from a shoulder-season repositioning. For the exact figure on a specific date, send me the voyage and the suite tier you're considering and I'll pull the current fare.

What that fare buys is the more useful question, because the headline number on an all-inclusive yacht isn't comparable to a mass-market cruise fare. Most of what you'd pay extra for on a big ship is already in the price here. That's the next section.

Are Ritz-Carlton cruises all-inclusive? What's in the fare and what's extra

Mostly yes, with a few honest exceptions. The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection runs an all-inclusive model on board: accommodation, dining across the restaurants, beverages including wines and spirits, gratuities, and Wi-Fi are all in the fare. The yachts also carry a marina platform that folds out from the stern, and the non-motorized water sports off the back of the ship are included. That's one of the genuinely distinctive things about the line.

What is not included, and what to budget for separately:

Flights. Air is extra and on you, the same as nearly every luxury line except the very top all-in fares elsewhere.
Shore excursions. Excursions are charged separately. If having every excursion bundled into the fare matters to you, Regent is the only major luxury line that does that as standard, and it is worth knowing that before you compare headline prices.
Spa treatments, premium extras, and some specialty experiences. Treatments and certain premium add-ons are charged as used.

The takeaway: the fare covers the daily cost of being aboard, eating and drinking well, plus the water sports off the marina. You budget separately for getting there and for what you do off the ship. That puts it in the same broad inclusion category as Seabourn and Silversea, more inclusive than the mass-market lines, and a step below Regent's excursions-and-air-bundled top fare.

Where do the Ritz-Carlton yachts sail in 2026 and 2027?

The collection leans Mediterranean-heavy in the warm months, with the three yachts spread across the western and eastern Med, the Adriatic, and the Greek islands through the European season, then repositioning toward the Caribbean and Latin America for the cooler months. The itineraries are yacht-style: smaller ports the big ships can't enter, overnight stays in marquee cities, more time in the water than a typical cruise. The yachts are small, so a single popular sailing can sell out well ahead. For 2026 dates, look earlier rather than later.

Rather than reprint a sailing list that'll be out of date by the time you read it, here's the honest move: tell me your window and the region you have in mind, and I'll send you the voyages that actually fit, with current fares, the same day. The line's own site carries the full live calendar. What I add is telling you which of those sailings is worth picking, and which suite to take on each ship.

How the three yachts differ: Evrima, Ilma, Luminara

They're not interchangeable, and the difference matters for both price and feel.

Evrima is the original and the smallest, carrying roughly 298 guests. It's the most intimate of the three and one of the smallest luxury ships at sea. If the appeal of a yacht is that it feels nothing like a cruise ship, Evrima is the purest version of that.
Ilma and Luminara are the newer, larger pair, each carrying around 450 guests. They keep the yacht feel but add more public space, more dining, and a broader set of suites. For most buyers they're the easier first choice. For the buyer who wants the smallest possible ship, Evrima is the one.

The suites across all three are residential in feel, light-filled, many with private terraces, and the owner-tier suites at the top of each yacht are the splurge. Which ship and which suite to take comes down to the itinerary and how much you value intimacy versus space. That's exactly the call I help with.

Is it worth it? Who the Ritz-Carlton yachts are right for

Worth it is personal, so here's the framing rather than a flat yes. The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection is right for you if a few things are true: you already trust the Ritz-Carlton name and want that feeling at sea; you value a small, intimate ship over a large one; and the marina, with the water directly off the back of the yacht, is part of the appeal. If those three line up and price isn't the deciding factor, it's a genuinely strong choice, and I book it without a second thought.

Where I'd tell you to look elsewhere, because part of my job is saying so:

If price is the deciding factor and you love the hotel-yacht style but not specifically the Ritz-Carlton name, there is a lower-fare, design-led alternative worth knowing about: Explora Journeys. It carries more guests, so it is less intimate, and it does not have a marina platform, but its per-night fare is meaningfully lower and its top Suite is larger. If that trade interests you, the Explora Journeys vs Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection comparison lays it out directly, line by line, including where the Ritz-Carlton clearly wins.
If you want every shore excursion and business-class air bundled into one fare, Regent does that and the Ritz-Carlton does not. For a heavy port-intensive itinerary that can change the real all-in math.
If you are choosing between the two hotel-branded yachts, the Ritz-Carlton and Four Seasons Yachts are the obvious pair, and I have written that Ritz-Carlton vs Four Seasons Yachts comparison separately.

I book all of these. The point of telling you where each one wins is that I'd rather put you on the right ship than the one with the best brochure. If your reference points are hotels rather than ships, the guide for Aman and Four Seasons loyalists is the other one worth reading.

Send me your dates and the suite tier you're considering, on whichever line, and I'll have current pricing in your inbox the same day.