7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Lyra
Get ready for seven nights of exciting cruising through on the Mediterranean when you set sail with the Viking Lyra from Athens to Istanbul.
With this trip you will call on favorite stops like Piraeus as well as exotic stops like Canakkale. This route is a typical one for the Viking Lyra, But this is the least expensive sailing.
The price is the total you pay for a balcony cabin, no surprises at checkout. What makes this cruise special is that if you act now you can get a balcony balcony cabin for the inside price!
The Viking Lyra
Based in the Mediterranean and Europe, more than 900 guests can cruise on this highly-rated Vela class vessel.
The Viking Lyra Viking Ocean Cruises has a spa, a gym, and a jacuzzi.
- Ship class
- Vela
- Built
- 2028
- Guests
- 998
- Crew
- 465
- Length
- 781 ft
- Passenger decks
- 10
Your Itinerary
This cruise consists of zero sea days and six days in port. Highlights include long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası as well as visits to rare destinations like Canakkale.
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Book Your Cruise
Since being listed a few months ago, the price of this itinerary has remained stable at $4,999 for a balcony cabin. Today this itinerary is at its minimum price, so secure your balcony room now before it increases.
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Alternate Sailings
The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Sky, Viking Sea, Viking Libra, Viking Astrea, and Viking Vega. The Viking Mars, Viking Venus, Viking Jupiter, Viking Saturn, Viking Star, Viking Neptune, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, and Viking Vela sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.
More dates on the Viking Lyra
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Oct 13 Fri, 2028 This sailing
- Feb 13 Tue, 2029 $3,499 $500/day
The same route on other Viking Ocean Cruises ships
- Nov 7 Sat, 2026 · Viking Star $4,149 $593/day
- Nov 14 Sat, 2026 · Viking Saturn $3,799 $543/day
- Dec 2 Wed, 2026 · Viking Vesta $3,099 $443/day
- Dec 15 Tue, 2026 · Viking Neptune $2,399 $343/day
- Jan 6 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $2,399 $343/day
- Jan 13 Wed, 2027 · Viking Vesta $2,399 $343/day
- Mar 3 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $3,499 $500/day
- Mar 18 Thu, 2027 · Viking Vesta $3,799 $543/day
- Apr 24 Sat, 2027 · Viking Mars $5,799 $828/day
- May 14 Fri, 2027 · Viking Neptune $5,799 $828/day
- Jul 24 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $3,999 $571/day
- Sep 18 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $6,199 $886/day
- Oct 16 Sat, 2027 · Viking Jupiter $5,399 $771/day
- Oct 24 Sun, 2027 · Viking Astrea $4,499 $643/day
- Dec 29 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $3,099 $443/day
- Jan 18 Tue, 2028 · Viking Vela $2,999 $428/day
- Feb 24 Thu, 2028 · Viking Mira $3,499 $500/day
- Mar 28 Tue, 2028 · Viking Mars $4,599 $657/day
- Apr 6 Thu, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,999 $714/day
- Aug 12 Sat, 2028 · Viking Jupiter $3,999 $571/day
- Oct 4 Wed, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,999 $714/day
- Oct 25 Wed, 2028 · Viking Libra $4,599 $657/day
- Nov 8 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $4,299 $614/day
- Dec 20 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $2,999 $428/day
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Data as of Oct 24, 2026