14 Night Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise aboard the Viking Vela
Prepare for fourteen nights of luxurious cruising around the Mediterranean when you embark on the Viking Vela from Athens to Barcelona.
Aboard this Christmas and New Years cruise you will stop at standard destinations such as Barcelona and Civitavecchia plus exotic destinations such as Souda Bay, Villefranche-sur-Mer, and Sete. This route is an interesting one for the Viking Vela, But this is the best deal on it.
This price is the total price for a balcony cabin, including all taxes and fees.
The Viking Vela
Over 900 passengers can travel on the highly-rated namesake of the Vela class, based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built only two years ago in 2024.
The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises offers guests a jacuzzi, a spa, and a gym.
- Ship class
- Vela
- Built
- 2024
- Guests
- 998
- Crew
- 465
- Length
- 781 ft
- Passenger decks
- 10
Your Itinerary
This sailing consists of one sea day and twelve days in port. Major features include visits to rare destinations like Souda Bay in addition to long stops in Civitavecchia, Sete, and Villefranche-sur-Mer.
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Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on July 19th of last year, The cost of a balcony room on this sailing has varied between $4,398 and $5,798 inclusive of taxes and port fees. Now this itinerary is only $600 more than the all time low of $4,398 so reserve your balcony room now before it goes up.
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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 15 days $213.49 $181.47
500 MB a day at full speed, then 500 kbps; messaging, email and maps apps stay unlimited.
Alternate Sailings
The Viking Vela sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Neptune, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, and Viking Libra. The Viking Saturn and Viking Astrea sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.
More dates on the Viking Vela
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Dec 21 Tue, 2027 This sailing
- Feb 1 Tue, 2028 $6,598 $471/day
The same route on other Viking Ocean Cruises ships
- Dec 9 Wed, 2026 · Viking Mira $4,798 $343/day
- Jan 10 Sun, 2027 · Viking Saturn $6,298 $450/day
- Jan 20 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $5,198 $371/day
- Jan 27 Wed, 2027 · Viking Vesta $5,198 $371/day
- Jan 29 Fri, 2027 · Viking Neptune $6,198 $443/day
- Nov 7 Sun, 2027 · Viking Astrea $7,598 $543/day
- Nov 30 Tue, 2027 · Viking Vesta $5,998 $428/day
- Dec 8 Wed, 2027 · Viking Libra $5,798 $414/day
- Nov 8 Wed, 2028 · Viking Libra $7,798 $557/day
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Data as of Oct 28, 2026