7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Sea
Prepare for seven nights of refreshing sailing on the Mediterranean when you join the Viking Sea from Athens to Istanbul.
With this sailing you will visit common cities such as Piraeus as well as very uncommon cities such as Canakkale. This route is an unusual one for the Viking Sea, But this is the least expensive sailing.
Especially exciting is that if you act now you can reserve a balcony balcony cabin for the inside price! This includes all entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes. No sneaky extra fees!
The Viking Sea
The Viking Sea Viking Ocean Cruises, based in the Mediterranean, is a top-rated Star class ship that can carry comfortably over 900 guests.
The Viking Sea Viking Ocean Cruises boasts a gym, a jacuzzi, and a spa.
- Ship class
- Star
- Built
- 2016
- Guests
- 928
- Crew
- 465
- Length
- 748 ft
- Passenger decks
- 10
Your Itinerary
This cruise includes six days in port and zero sea days. Highlights include long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası plus visits to extremely rare stops like Canakkale.
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Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on July 20th of this year, the price of this sailing has remained right at $4,999 for a balcony cabin. Today this cruise is at its minimum price, so reserve your balcony stateroom 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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Stay connected on board
A GigSky eSIM works on the ship and ashore in Europe, so your phone just works without the ship's Wi‑Fi package.
Unlimited data for your 8 days $128.99 $109.64
500 MB a day at full speed, then 500 kbps; messaging, email and maps apps stay unlimited.
Alternate Sailings
The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Sky, Viking Libra, Viking Astrea, Viking Lyra, and Viking Vega. The Viking Mars, Viking Venus, Viking Jupiter, Viking Saturn, Viking Star, Viking Neptune, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, and Viking Vela sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.
The same route on other Viking Ocean Cruises ships
- Nov 7 Sat, 2026 · Viking Star $4,149 $593/day
- Nov 14 Sat, 2026 · Viking Saturn $3,799 $543/day
- Dec 2 Wed, 2026 · Viking Vesta $2,799 $400/day
- Dec 15 Tue, 2026 · Viking Neptune $2,399 $343/day
- Jan 6 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $2,399 $343/day
- Jan 13 Wed, 2027 · Viking Vesta $2,399 $343/day
- Mar 3 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $3,499 $500/day
- Mar 18 Thu, 2027 · Viking Vesta $3,799 $543/day
- Apr 24 Sat, 2027 · Viking Mars $5,799 $828/day
- May 14 Fri, 2027 · Viking Neptune $5,799 $828/day
- Jul 24 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $3,999 $571/day
- Sep 18 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $6,199 $886/day
- Oct 16 Sat, 2027 · Viking Jupiter $5,399 $771/day
- Oct 24 Sun, 2027 · Viking Astrea $4,499 $643/day
- Dec 29 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $3,099 $443/day
- Jan 18 Tue, 2028 · Viking Vela $2,999 $428/day
- Feb 24 Thu, 2028 · Viking Mira $3,499 $500/day
- Mar 28 Tue, 2028 · Viking Mars $4,599 $657/day
- Apr 6 Thu, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,999 $714/day
- Aug 12 Sat, 2028 · Viking Jupiter $3,999 $571/day
- Oct 4 Wed, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,999 $714/day
- Oct 13 Fri, 2028 · Viking Lyra $4,999 $714/day
- Oct 25 Wed, 2028 · Viking Libra $4,599 $657/day
- Nov 8 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $4,299 $614/day
- Dec 20 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $2,999 $428/day
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Data as of Oct 26, 2026