7 Night Journey to Antiquities aboard the Viking Vela

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Prepare for seven nights of leisurely sailing around the Mediterranean when you set sail with the Viking Vela from Athens to Rome.

With this Christmas trip you'll tour through favorite ports like Piraeus and Naples in addition to uncommon ports like Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina. This is a common route for the Viking Vela, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.

This includes all meals, entertainment, taxes, and fees. No surprises! Act now, because the price of this cruise is rising! Lock in your balcony cabin before the price goes up.

Day 8: Rome
Day 6: Messina

The Viking Vela

More than 900 passengers can comfortably travel on this top-rated Ocean class cruise ship, based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built just two years ago in 2024.

The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises boasts a spa, a jacuzzi, and a gym.

Viking Vela

Your Itinerary

This itinerary spends one day at sea and five days in port. High points include visits to uncommon ports like Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina.

Tue21December 21stTuesdayWed22December 22ndWednesday
– 5:30pm – 5:30pm
Thu23December 23rdThursday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Fri24December 24thFriday
8:00am – 5:00pm
8:00am – 5:00pm
Sat25December 25thSaturday
At Sea
Sun26December 26thSunday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Mon27December 27thMonday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Tue28December 28thTuesday
5:00am
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December 21st, 2027  - Journey to Antiquities on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Vela
Your Route
Day 7: Naples
Day 4: Crete

Alternate Sailings

The Viking Vela sails this route once this year in addition to two times next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Sky, Viking Jupiter, Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, Viking Libra, 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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2026
2027
2028
$2,599 $4,299
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The accompanying graph indicates the cost over time for all types of cabin. Since it was first listed on July 19th of last year, The cost of a balcony room on this sailing has varied between $2,499 and $2,799 including taxes and port fees. This sailing has just risen in price, so secure your balcony stateroom now before it goes up even more.

balcony
suite
$2,799
$3,999
$399.86/day
$571.29/day
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Last Updated: Oct 2, 2026

Last Modified: Oct 2, 2026

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