7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Lyra
Settle in for seven nights of refreshing cruising through on the Mediterranean when you book your balcony cabin on the Viking Lyra from Istanbul to Athens.
On this sailing you'll stop at favorite stops like Piraeus in addition to rare stops like Canakkale. This is a typical route for the Viking Lyra, But this is the least expensive sailing.
Our price includes all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes. No sneaky extra fees! To make the deal even better, if you act now you can get a balcony balcony room for the price of an inside one!
The Viking Lyra
Based in the Mediterranean and Europe, over 900 passengers can cruise on this top-rated Vela class ship.
The Viking Lyra Viking Ocean Cruises offers a spa, a jacuzzi, and a gym.
- Ship class
- Vela
- Built
- 2028
- Guests
- 998
- Crew
- 465
- Length
- 781 ft
- Passenger decks
- 10
Your Itinerary
This cruise spends six days in port and zero days at sea. Highlights include visits to rare ports like Canakkale in addition to long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası.
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Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on July 20th of this year, the cost of this cruise has remained at $3,799 for a balcony cabin. Today this itinerary is at its minimum price, so lock in your balcony cabin now before it moves upwards.
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Penthouse Junior Suite
Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.
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Alternate Sailings
The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Sky, Viking Sea, Viking Jupiter, Viking Mars, Viking Neptune, Viking Mira, Viking Libra, Viking Astrea, and Viking Vega. The Viking Saturn, Viking Venus, Viking Star, Viking Vesta, and Viking Vela sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.
More dates on the Viking Lyra
- Oct 20 Fri, 2028 $4,799 $686/day
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Feb 20 Tue, 2029 This sailing
The same route on other Viking Ocean Cruises ships
- Nov 14 Sat, 2026 · Viking Star $3,424 $489/day
- Nov 21 Sat, 2026 · Viking Saturn $3,099 $443/day
- Dec 9 Wed, 2026 · Viking Vesta $2,899 $414/day
- Dec 22 Tue, 2026 · Viking Neptune $2,599 $371/day
- Jan 13 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $2,799 $400/day
- Jan 20 Wed, 2027 · Viking Vesta $2,599 $371/day
- Mar 10 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $3,999 $571/day
- Mar 25 Thu, 2027 · Viking Vesta $4,399 $628/day
- May 1 Sat, 2027 · Viking Mars $5,999 $857/day
- May 21 Fri, 2027 · Viking Neptune $5,599 $800/day
- Jul 31 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $3,999 $571/day
- Sep 25 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $6,199 $886/day
- Oct 23 Sat, 2027 · Viking Jupiter $4,499 $643/day
- Oct 31 Sun, 2027 · Viking Astrea $4,299 $614/day
- Jan 5 Wed, 2028 · Viking Mira $2,999 $428/day
- Jan 25 Tue, 2028 · Viking Vela $3,299 $471/day
- Mar 2 Thu, 2028 · Viking Mira $4,299 $614/day
- Apr 4 Tue, 2028 · Viking Mars $4,999 $714/day
- Apr 13 Thu, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,799 $686/day
- Aug 19 Sat, 2028 · Viking Jupiter $4,399 $628/day
- Oct 11 Wed, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,999 $714/day
- Nov 1 Wed, 2028 · Viking Libra $4,599 $657/day
- Nov 15 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $3,999 $571/day
- Dec 27 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $2,999 $428/day
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Data as of Oct 24, 2026