Prepare for seven nights of cultural travel through the sea when you book your balcony cabin on the Viking Star from Athens to Istanbul.
With this sailing you'll visit favorite destinations like Athens plus rare destinations like Canakkale. This is a common route for the Viking Star, But this is the least expensive sailing.
We include all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in this, so that you can compare cruises easily. What makes this cruise special is that for a limited time you can get a balcony balcony cabin for the price of an interior balcony cabin!
The Viking Star Viking Ocean Cruises, the namesake of Viking Ocean Cruises's class, is a top-rated class vessel based in Barcelona that can accomodate over 900 travelers.
The Viking Star Viking Ocean Cruises delights guests with a spa, a jacuzzi, and a gym.
This cruise includes six days in port and zero days at sea. Highlights include visits to extremely rare destinations like Canakkale.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Nov 7 | Athens, Greece | ||
| Sun, Nov 8 | 5:00pm | ||
| Mon, Nov 9 | Crete, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Rhodes, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Canakkale, Turkey | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Istanbul, Turkey | 9:00am | |
| Sat, Nov 14 |
The Viking Star sails this route once this year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Sky, Viking Sea, Viking Jupiter, Viking Mars, 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.
Since being listed nineteen months ago, The price of this sailing has varied between $3,449 and $4,099 for a balcony stateroom, inclusive of $0 in taxes and port charges. The accompanying graph shows the cost over time for all types of cabin. At only sixteen percent higher than the all time low of $3,449 now is a great time to lock in your balcony cabin
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026