Prepare for twenty-one nights of exciting cruising across the sea when you reserve your balcony cabin on the Viking Mars from Istanbul to Rome.
With this sailing you will spend time in usual ports such as Athens, Naples, and Istanbul plus very uncommon ports such as Canakkale, Crotone, and Sibenik. This is a standard route for the Viking Mars, But this is the least expensive sailing.
We include all all taxes and fees in this price, so there are no sneaky extra fees. What makes this cruise special is that if you book now you can get a balcony balcony stateroom for the interior price!
Based in Europe and built less than three years ago in 2022, more than 900 travelers can sail comfortably on this top-rated Ocean class ship.
The Viking Mars Viking Ocean Cruises wows guests with a gym, a spa, and a jacuzzi.
Since being listed a year ago, The cost of a balcony stateroom on this cruise has fluctuated between $12,297 and $12,797 inclusive of $0 in taxes and port charges. This graph displays the price over time for each class of cabin. At only $500 higher than the all time low of $12,297 now is a great time to lock in your balcony room
This sailing spends twenty days in port and zero days at sea. Major features include visits to extremely rare stops like Canakkale, Crotone, and Sibenik in addition to long stops in Rhodes, Crete, Dubrovnik, Kotor and more.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Apr 6 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Tue, Apr 7 | 6:00pm | ||
| Wed, Apr 8 | Canakkale, Turkey | 7:00am | 2:00pm |
| Thu, Apr 9 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Fri, Apr 10 | Rhodes, Greece | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sat, Apr 11 | Crete, Greece | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sun, Apr 12 | Athens, Greece | 7:00am | |
| Mon, Apr 13 | 6:00pm | ||
| Tue, Apr 14 | Katakolon, Greece (Olympia) | 12:00pm | 7:00pm |
| Wed, Apr 15 | Corfu, Greece | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Thu, Apr 16 | Kotor, Montenegro | 8:00am | 10:00pm |
| Fri, Apr 17 | Dubrovnik, Croatia | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sat, Apr 18 | Split, Croatia | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sun, Apr 19 | Venice, Italy | 12:00pm | |
| Mon, Apr 20 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21 | 5:00pm | ||
| Wed, Apr 22 | Sibenik, Croatia | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Thu, Apr 23 | Bari, Italy | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Fri, Apr 24 | Crotone, Italy | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sat, Apr 25 | Messina, Sicily | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Apr 26 | Naples, Italy | 7:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Apr 27 | Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome) | 5:00am |
The Viking Mars sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Sky, Viking Jupiter, Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, and Viking Mira. The Viking Sea and Viking Vesta 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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Last Updated: Jul 3, 2025
Last Modified: Jul 2, 2025
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