Reserve your balcony cabin on the Viking Vela and prepare for twenty-eight nights of relaxing travel through the sea from Istanbul to Lisbon!
With this Valentine's Day cruise you'll spend time in classic ports like Barcelona and Civitavecchia plus once-in-a-lifetime ports like 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.
We include all entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes in our price, so there are no sneaky extra fees. This cruise is an especially good deal because today you can get a balcony balcony room for the price of an interior balcony room!
The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises, based in Europe and built just two years ago in 2024, is a top-rated Ocean class ship that can carry over 900 travelers.
The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises delights guests with a gym, a jacuzzi, and a spa.
This itinerary is made up of twenty-six port days and one day at sea. Highlights include visits to extremely rare cities like Canakkale, Souda Bay, and Villefranche-sur-Mer.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Jan 25 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Wed, Jan 26 | 5:00pm | ||
| Thu, Jan 27 | Canakkale, Turkey | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, Jan 28 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Jan 29 | Rhodes, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Jan 30 | Crete, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Jan 31 | Athens, Greece | 9:00am | |
| Tue, Feb 1 | |||
| Wed, Feb 2 | 5:00pm | ||
| Thu, Feb 3 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, Feb 4 | Souda Bay, Crete | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Feb 5 | At Sea | ||
| Sun, Feb 6 | Messina, Sicily | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Feb 7 | Naples, Italy | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Feb 8 | Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Feb 9 | Livorno, Italy (Florence) | 9:00am | |
| Thu, Feb 10 | 5:00pm | ||
| Fri, Feb 11 | Villefranche-sur-Mer, France | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Feb 12 | Marseille, France | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Feb 13 | Sete, France | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Feb 14 | Barcelona, Spain | 9:00am | |
| Tue, Feb 15 | 5:00pm | ||
| Wed, Feb 16 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Thu, Feb 17 | Cartagena, Spain | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, Feb 18 | Malaga, Spain | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Feb 19 | Tangier, Morocco | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Feb 20 | Seville, Spain | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Feb 21 | Lisbon, Portugal | 9:00am | |
| Tue, Feb 22 |
The same itinerary is also sailed by the 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.
Since it was first listed on July 19th of last year, The price of a balcony cabin on this itinerary has fluctuated between $12,996 and $13,896 including $0 in taxes and port charges. This graph indicates the price over time for every class of cabin. Now this sailing is just $900 higher than the all time low of $12,996 so reserve your balcony stateroom now before it goes up.
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026