14 Night Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise aboard the Viking Vela

Get ready for fourteen nights of leisurely sailing through the sea when you book your balcony cabin on the Viking Vela from Rome to Istanbul.

During this cruise you will experience favorite destinations like Athens and Naples as well as very uncommon destinations like Canakkale. This route is an uncommon one for the Viking Vela, But this is the best deal on it.

We include all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in this price, so that you can compare sailings easily. Especially exciting is that if you book now you can get a balcony balcony stateroom for the price of an interior balcony stateroom!

Day 3: Messina
Day 11: Rhodes

The Viking Vela

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

The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises delights guests with a gym, a jacuzzi, and a spa.

Viking Vela
Day 13: Canakkale

Your Itinerary

This itinerary consists of twelve days in port and one sea day. Major features include visits to very uncommon destinations like Canakkale.

DatePortArriveDepart
Tue, Jan 11Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome)
Wed, Jan 12Naples, Italy 9:00am5:00pm
Thu, Jan 13Messina, Sicily 9:00am5:00pm
Fri, Jan 14At Sea
Sat, Jan 15Crete, Greece 9:00am5:00pm
Sun, Jan 16Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus)9:00am5:00pm
Mon, Jan 17Athens, Greece 9:00am
Tue, Jan 18
Wed, Jan 195:00pm
Thu, Jan 20Crete, Greece 9:00am5:00pm
Fri, Jan 21Rhodes, Greece 9:00am5:00pm
Sat, Jan 22Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus)9:00am5:00pm
Sun, Jan 23Canakkale, Turkey 9:00am5:00pm
Mon, Jan 24Istanbul, Turkey 9:00am
Tue, Jan 25
January 11th, 2028  - Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Vela
Your Route
Day 14: Istanbul
Day 5: Crete
Day 2: Naples
Day 7: Athens

Alternate Sailings

The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Vesta, and Viking Mira. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for a balcony cabin.

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Since being listed eleven months ago, The price of this itinerary has ranged between $5,998 and $6,098 for a balcony cabin, including $0 in taxes and port charges. The accompanying graph indicates the cost over time for every type of cabin. At only $100 more expensive than the all time low of $5,998 now is a great time to secure your balcony cabin

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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026

Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026

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