14 Night Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise aboard the Viking Vela

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Book your suite on the Viking Vela and settle in for fourteen nights of exciting sailing on the Mediterranean from Istanbul to Rome!

Aboard this sailing you'll visit favorite stops such as Piraeus and Naples as well as once-in-a-lifetime stops such as Souda Bay and Canakkale. This route is a rare one for the Viking Vela, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.

We include all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in our price, so there are no surprises. Book now, because the price of this cruise is on the rise! Reserve your suite before the price increases.

Day 6: Crete
Day 14: Naples

The Viking Vela

Over 900 travelers can travel on this highly-rated Ocean class cruise ship, based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built less than two years ago in 2024.

The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises offers a gym, a spa, and a jacuzzi.

Viking Vela
Day 15: Rome

Your Itinerary

This sailing includes twelve port days and one day at sea. Highlights include visits to rare destinations like Souda Bay and Canakkale plus long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası.

Tue25January 25thTuesdayWed26January 26thWednesday
– 6:00pm – 6:00pm
Thu27January 27thThursday
9:00am – 4:00pm
9:00am – 4:00pm
Fri28January 28thFriday
7:00am – 6:00pm
Sat29January 29thSaturday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Sun30January 30thSunday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Mon31January 31stMondayWed2February 2ndWednesday
7:00am – 5:30pm7:00am – 5:30pm
Thu3February 3rdThursday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Fri4February 4thFriday
8:00am – 5:00pm
8:00am – 5:00pm
Sat5February 5thSaturday
At Sea
Sun6February 6thSunday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Mon7February 7thMonday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Tue8February 8thTuesday
5:00am
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January 25th, 2028  - Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Vela
Your Route
Day 7: Athens
Day 5: Rhodes
Day 13: Messina

Alternate Sailings

The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, and Viking Astrea. The Viking Libra and Viking Sky sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for a suite.

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The accompanying graph displays the cost over time for the different types of cabin. Since it was first listed on July 19th of last year, The cost of a suite on this cruise has fluctuated between $10,398 and $10,998 including taxes and port charges. At only $200 more than the all time low of $10,398 today is a great time to reserve your suite

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