21 Night Iconic Mediterranean Treasures aboard the Viking Vela

Embark on the Viking Vela and prepare for twenty-one nights of luxurious cruising through the sea from Istanbul to Barcelona!

During this Valentine's Day cruise you'll spend time at very popular cities such as Barcelona and Civitavecchia plus once-in-a-lifetime cities such as Canakkale, Souda Bay, and Villefranche-sur-Mer. This route is an unusual one for the Viking Vela, But this is the best deal on it.

This is the total you pay for a balcony cabin, no sneaky extra fees. To make the deal even better, if you book now you can get a balcony balcony stateroom for the price of an inside balcony stateroom!

Day 7: Athens
Day 15: Rome

The Viking Vela

More than 900 cruisers can comfortably travel 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 is home to a jacuzzi, a gym, and a spa.

Viking Vela
Day 20: Sete

Your Itinerary

This itinerary includes one day at sea and nineteen days in port. High points include visits to very uncommon ports like Canakkale and Souda Bay plus long stops in Civitavecchia, Rhodes, Crete, Sete and more.

DatePortArriveDepart
Tue, Jan 25Istanbul, Turkey
Wed, Jan 266:00pm
Thu, Jan 27Canakkale, Turkey 9:00am4:00pm
Fri, Jan 28Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus)7:00am6:00pm
Sat, Jan 29Rhodes, Greece 7:00am6:00pm
Sun, Jan 30Crete, Greece 7:00am6:00pm
Mon, Jan 31Athens, Greece 7:00am
Tue, Feb 1
Wed, Feb 25:30pm
Thu, Feb 3Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus)8:00am5:00pm
Fri, Feb 4Souda Bay, Crete 8:00am5:00pm
Sat, Feb 5At Sea
Sun, Feb 6Messina, Sicily 7:30am5:30pm
Mon, Feb 7Naples, Italy 7:30am5:30pm
Tue, Feb 8Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome)5:00am8:00pm
Wed, Feb 9Livorno, Italy (Florence)9:00am
Thu, Feb 106:00pm
Fri, Feb 11Villefranche-sur-Mer, France 8:00am9:00pm
Sat, Feb 12Marseille, France 8:00am6:00pm
Sun, Feb 13Sete, France 8:00am9:00pm
Mon, Feb 14Barcelona, Spain 8:00am
Tue, Feb 15
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January 25th, 2028  - Iconic Mediterranean Treasures on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Vela
Your Route
Day 13: Messina
Day 6: Crete
Day 14: Naples
Day 5: Rhodes
Day 19: Marseille
Day 16: Florence

Alternate Sailings

The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, 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.
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Since being listed a year or so ago, The cost of this itinerary has ranged between $9,997 and $10,097 for a balcony stateroom, inclusive of $0 in taxes and port charges. This graph indicates the cost over time for all types of cabin. Today this itinerary is only $100 more than the all time low of $9,997 so reserve your balcony room now before it goes up.

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Last Updated: Jul 13, 2026

Last Modified: Jan 12, 2026

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