Prepare for twenty-one nights of exciting cruising across the sea when you reserve your balcony cabin on the Viking Mars from Rome to Istanbul.
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 $11,697 and $13,997 inclusive of $0 in taxes and port charges. This graph displays the price over time for each class of cabin. At only $900 higher than the all time low of $11,697 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, and Kuşadası.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Mar 16 | Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome) | 8:00pm | |
| Tue, Mar 17 | Naples, Italy | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Wed, Mar 18 | Messina, Sicily | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Thu, Mar 19 | Crotone, Italy | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Fri, Mar 20 | Bari, Italy | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sat, Mar 21 | Sibenik, Croatia | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sun, Mar 22 | Venice, Italy | 8:00am | |
| Mon, Mar 23 | |||
| Tue, Mar 24 | 2:00pm | ||
| Wed, Mar 25 | Split, Croatia | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Thu, Mar 26 | Dubrovnik, Croatia | 8:00am | 10:00pm |
| Fri, Mar 27 | Kotor, Montenegro | 7:00am | 4:30pm |
| Sat, Mar 28 | Corfu, Greece | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Mar 29 | Katakolon, Greece (Olympia) | 7:00am | 2:00pm |
| Mon, Mar 30 | Athens, Greece | 5:30am | |
| Tue, Mar 31 | 6:00pm | ||
| Wed, Apr 1 | Crete, Greece | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Thu, Apr 2 | Rhodes, Greece | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Fri, Apr 3 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sat, Apr 4 | Canakkale, Turkey | 11:30am | 6:00pm |
| Sun, Apr 5 | Istanbul, Turkey | 7:00am | |
| Mon, Apr 6 |
The Viking Mars sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The Viking Saturn also sails a route with the same stops but a slightly different schedule. 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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