Get ready for fourteen nights of breathtaking travel across the sea when you join the Viking Vela from Athens to Barcelona.
Aboard this Christmas and New Years sailing you will call on standard cities like Barcelona and Civitavecchia in addition to rare cities like Souda Bay and Villefranche-sur-Mer. This route is a rare one for the Viking Vela, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.
What makes this cruise special is that if you book now you can get a balcony balcony room for the price of an interior one! We include all all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees in our price, so that you can compare trips easily.
More than 900 travelers can sail on this top-rated Ocean class vessel, based in Europe and built less than two years ago in 2024.
The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises offers guests a jacuzzi, a gym, and a spa.
This sailing consists of twelve days in port and one sea day. Major features include visits to exotic cities like Souda Bay and Villefranche-sur-Mer.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 21 | Athens, Greece | ||
| Wed, Dec 22 | 5:00pm | ||
| Thu, Dec 23 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, Dec 24 | Souda Bay, Crete | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Dec 25 | At Sea | ||
| Sun, Dec 26 | Messina, Sicily | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Dec 27 | Naples, Italy | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Dec 28 | Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Dec 29 | Livorno, Italy (Florence) | 9:00am | |
| Thu, Dec 30 | 5:00pm | ||
| Fri, Dec 31 | Villefranche-sur-Mer, France | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Jan 1 | Marseille, France | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Jan 2 | Sete, France | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Jan 3 | Barcelona, Spain | 9:00am | |
| Tue, Jan 4 |
The Viking Vela sails this route once this year plus once next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, Viking Libra, 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 it was first listed on July 19th of last year, the price of this itinerary has remained steady at $5,798 for a balcony cabin. This graph indicates the cost over time for all types of cabin. Now this cruise is at its minimum price, so reserve your balcony room now before it increases.
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Last Updated: Jun 4, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 4, 2026