7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Vela

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Reserve your balcony cabin on the Viking Vela and prepare yourself for seven nights of relaxing sailing through the sea from Athens to Istanbul!

With this trip you'll visit usual stops such as Athens as well as once-in-a-lifetime stops such as Canakkale. This route is a typical one for the Viking Vela, But this is the best deal on it.

Our price is the total price for a balcony cabin, including all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes.

Day 4: Rhodes
Day 6: Canakkale

The Viking Vela

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

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

Viking Vela

Your Itinerary

This sailing consists of zero days at sea and six days in port. Major features include visits to rare ports like Canakkale in addition to long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası.

Tue18January 18thTuesdayWed19January 19thWednesday
– 6:00pm6:00pm
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 18th, 2028  - Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Vela
Your Route
Day 7: Istanbul
Day 3: Crete

Alternate Sailings

The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Sky, Viking Sea, Viking Jupiter, Viking Venus, Viking Mars, Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, and Viking Astrea. The Viking Libra and Viking Lyra 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 balcony cabin.

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This graph indicates the price over time for the different types of cabin. Since it was first listed on July 19th of last year, The cost of this itinerary has ranged between $2,999 and $3,299 for a balcony cabin, including taxes and port fees. Right now this itinerary is at its minimum price, so lock in your balcony room now before it rises.

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