7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Lyra

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Prepare for seven nights of luxurious sailing around the Mediterranean when you step aboard the Viking Lyra from Athens to Istanbul.

With this cruise you will visit common stops such as Piraeus as well as very uncommon stops such as Canakkale. This is a frequent route for the Viking Lyra, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.

The price is the total price for a balcony cabin, including all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees. What makes this cruise amazing today you can reserve a balcony balcony cabin for the price of an interior balcony cabin!

Day 6: Canakkale
Day 4: Rhodes

The Viking Lyra

More than 900 cruisers can comfortably travel on this highly-rated Ocean class cruise ship, based in the Mediterranean and Europe.

The Viking Lyra Viking Ocean Cruises wows guests with a spa, a jacuzzi, and a gym.

Viking Lyra

Your Itinerary

This sailing includes zero days at sea and six port days. Highlights include long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası plus visits to rare ports like Canakkale.

Fri13October 13thFridaySat14October 14thSaturday
– 6:00pm – 6:00pm
Sun15October 15thSunday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Mon16October 16thMonday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Tue17October 17thTuesday
7:00am – 6:00pm
Wed18October 18thWednesday
11:30am – 6:30pm
11:30am – 6:30pm
Thu19October 19thThursdayFri20October 20thFriday
7:00am
7:00am – 7:00am –
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October 13th, 2028  - Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Lyra
Your Route
Day 7: Istanbul
Day 3: Crete

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 Star, Viking Saturn, Viking Neptune, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, and Viking Vela sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for a balcony cabin.

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The accompanying graph shows the cost over time for every class of cabin. Since being listed two months ago, the cost of this sailing has remained stable at $4,999 for a balcony cabin. Right now this itinerary is at its lowest price, so reserve your balcony stateroom now before it rises.

balcony
suite
$4,999
$7,499
$714.14/day
$1,071.29/day
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Last Updated: Oct 2, 2026

Last Modified: Jul 20, 2026

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