Prepare yourself for seven nights of luxurious sailing through the sea when you book your balcony cabin on the Viking Mars from Athens to Istanbul.
On this trip you'll call on common ports such as Athens as well as once-in-a-lifetime ports such as Canakkale. This route is a standard one for the Viking Mars, But this is the least expensive sailing.
This price is the total price for a balcony cabin, including meals, entertainment, taxes, and fees. What makes this cruise amazing if you act now you can get a balcony balcony cabin for the price of an inside one!
The Viking Mars Viking Ocean Cruises, based in Europe and built only four years ago in 2022, is a highly-rated Ocean class vessel that can house over 900 passengers.
The Viking Mars Viking Ocean Cruises boasts a gym, a spa, and a jacuzzi.
This cruise consists of six port days and zero sea days. Highlights include visits to exotic cities like Canakkale.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Apr 24 | Athens, Greece | ||
| Sun, Apr 25 | 5:00pm | ||
| Mon, Apr 26 | Crete, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Apr 27 | Rhodes, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Apr 28 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Thu, Apr 29 | Canakkale, Turkey | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, Apr 30 | Istanbul, Turkey | 9:00am | |
| Sat, May 1 |
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 Star, Viking Sky, Viking Sea, Viking Jupiter, Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Vela, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, and Viking Astrea. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for a balcony cabin.
The accompanying graph shows the cost over time for each class of cabin. Since being listed nineteen months ago, The price of a balcony cabin on this sailing has varied between $4,599 and $5,299 inclusive of $0 in taxes and port fees. Today this cruise is just 15% more than the all time low of $4,599 so lock in your balcony stateroom now before it goes up.
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026