14 Night Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise aboard the Viking Astrea

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Reserve your balcony cabin on the Viking Astrea and prepare for fourteen nights of exciting travel around the Mediterranean from Istanbul to Rome!

With this New Years cruise you will spend time in common cities such as Piraeus and Naples in addition to extremely rare cities such as Souda Bay and Canakkale. This route is an unusual one for the Viking Astrea, But this is the least expensive sailing.

The price is the total price for a balcony cabin, including entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes. This cruise is an especially good deal because right now you can book a balcony balcony stateroom for the interior price!


The Viking Astrea

Based in the Mediterranean and Europe, more than 0 cruisers can travel on this top-rated Vela class cruise ship.

The Viking Astrea Viking Ocean Cruises offers a gym, a spa, and a jacuzzi.

Ship class
Vela
Built
2027
Crew
465
Length
781 ft
Passenger decks
10
Viking Astrea
Bars & cafésAquavit Terrace

Your Itinerary

This sailing spends one day at sea and twelve days in port. Highlights include long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası as well as visits to exotic cities like Souda Bay and Canakkale.

Map of this cruise's route
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Wed27December 27thWednesdayThu28December 28thThursday
6:00pm
Fri29December 29thFriday
7:00am – 2:00pm
7:00am – 2:00pm
Sat30December 30thSaturday
7:00am – 6:00pm
Sun31December 31stSunday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Mon1January 1stMonday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Tue2January 2ndTuesdayThu4January 4thThursday
7:00am – 5:30pm7:00am – 5:30pm
Fri5January 5thFriday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Sat6January 6thSaturday
8:00am – 6:00pm
8:00am – 6:00pm
Sun7January 7thSunday
At Sea
Mon8January 8thMonday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Tue9January 9thTuesday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Wed10January 10thWednesday
5:00am
Day 3Canakkale
Day 5Rhodes
Day 6Crete
Day 7Athens
Day 13Messina
Day 14Naples

Book Your Cruise

Since being listed a few months ago, the cost of this cruise has remained right at $5,798 for a balcony cabin. Right now this sailing is at an all time low, so lock in your balcony room now before it goes up.

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Alternate Sailings

The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Sky and Viking Libra. The Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, and Viking Vela sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.

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