14 Night Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise aboard the Viking Vela

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Embark on the Viking Vela and prepare for fourteen nights of luxurious sailing across the sea from Rome to Istanbul!

On this trip you'll experience favorite ports such as Athens and Naples in addition to exotic ports such as Canakkale. This route is a rare one for the Viking Vela, But this is the least expensive sailing.

We include all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in the price, so there are no sneaky extra fees.

Day 2: Naples
Day 7: Athens

The Viking Vela

The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises, based in Europe and built just two years ago in 2024, is a highly-rated Ocean class cruise ship that can carry comfortably more than 900 people.

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

Viking Vela
Day 14: Istanbul

Your Itinerary

This itinerary consists of twelve port days and one sea day. Major features include visits to exotic destinations like Canakkale in addition to long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası.

Tue11January 11thTuesday
6:00pm
Wed12January 12thWednesday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Thu13January 13thThursday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Fri14January 14thFriday
At Sea
Sat15January 15thSaturday
8:00am – 5:00pm
8:00am – 5:00pm
Sun16January 16thSunday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Mon17January 17thMondayWed19January 19thWednesday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm7:00am – 6:00pm
Thu20January 20thThursday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Fri21January 21stFriday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Sat22January 22ndSaturday
7:00am – 6:00pm
Sun23January 23rdSunday
11:30am – 6:00pm
11:30am – 6:00pm
Mon24January 24thMondayTue25January 25thTuesday
7:00am
7:00am7:00am –
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January 11th, 2028  - Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Vela
Your Route
Day 11: Rhodes
Day 5: Crete
Day 3: Messina

Alternate Sailings

The Viking Jupiter also sails a route with the same stops but a slightly different schedule. 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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The accompanying graph displays the cost over time for the different classes of cabin. Since being listed a year or so ago, The cost of this cruise has ranged between $5,498 and $6,098 for a balcony cabin, including taxes and port charges. Now this sailing is at its minimum price, so secure your balcony cabin now before it rises.

balcony
suite
$5,498
$9,198
$392.71/day
$657.00/day
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Last Modified: Aug 5, 2026

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