7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Vela
Reserve your balcony cabin on the Viking Vela and prepare yourself for seven nights of refreshing sailing on the Mediterranean from Athens to Istanbul!
With this trip you'll visit usual stops such as Piraeus 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.
The Viking Vela
The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises, based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built only two years ago in 2024, is the highly-rated flagship of Viking Ocean Cruises's Vela class and can carry comfortably more than 900 travelers.
The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises is home to a jacuzzi, a gym, and a spa.
- Ship class
- Vela
- Built
- 2024
- Guests
- 998
- Crew
- 465
- Length
- 781 ft
- Passenger decks
- 10
Your Itinerary
This itinerary includes zero days at sea and six port days. High points include visits to extremely rare destinations like Canakkale plus long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası.
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Book Your Cruise
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. Now this cruise is at its lowest price, so secure your balcony stateroom now before it moves upwards.
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Penthouse Junior Suite
Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.
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Stay connected on board
A GigSky eSIM works on the ship and ashore in Europe, so your phone just works without the ship's Wi‑Fi package.
Unlimited data for your 8 days $128.99 $109.64
500 MB a day at full speed, then 500 kbps; messaging, email and maps apps stay unlimited.
Alternate Sailings
The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Sky, Viking Jupiter, Viking Mars, Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, and Viking Astrea. The Viking Venus, Viking Sea, Viking Libra, Viking Lyra, and Viking Vega sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.
The same route on other Viking Ocean Cruises ships
- Nov 7 Sat, 2026 · Viking Star $4,149 $593/day
- Nov 14 Sat, 2026 · Viking Saturn $3,799 $543/day
- Dec 2 Wed, 2026 · Viking Vesta $3,099 $443/day
- Dec 15 Tue, 2026 · Viking Neptune $2,399 $343/day
- Jan 6 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $2,399 $343/day
- Jan 13 Wed, 2027 · Viking Vesta $2,399 $343/day
- Mar 3 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $3,499 $500/day
- Mar 18 Thu, 2027 · Viking Vesta $3,799 $543/day
- Apr 24 Sat, 2027 · Viking Mars $5,799 $828/day
- May 14 Fri, 2027 · Viking Neptune $5,799 $828/day
- Jul 24 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $3,999 $571/day
- Sep 18 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $6,199 $886/day
- Oct 16 Sat, 2027 · Viking Jupiter $5,399 $771/day
- Oct 24 Sun, 2027 · Viking Astrea $4,499 $643/day
- Dec 29 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $3,099 $443/day
- Feb 24 Thu, 2028 · Viking Mira $3,499 $500/day
- Mar 28 Tue, 2028 · Viking Mars $4,599 $657/day
- Apr 6 Thu, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,999 $714/day
- Aug 12 Sat, 2028 · Viking Jupiter $3,999 $571/day
- Oct 4 Wed, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,999 $714/day
- Oct 13 Fri, 2028 · Viking Lyra $4,999 $714/day
- Oct 25 Wed, 2028 · Viking Libra $4,599 $657/day
- Nov 8 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $4,299 $614/day
- Dec 20 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $2,999 $428/day
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Data as of Oct 24, 2026