7 Night Journey to Antiquities aboard the Viking Vela
Set sail with the Viking Vela and prepare for seven nights of relaxing travel on the Mediterranean from Athens to Rome!
During this Christmas sailing you will stop in common stops like Piraeus and Naples as well as less common stops like Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina. This is a frequent route for the Viking Vela, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.
This price is the total price for a suite, including all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees.
The Viking Vela
More than 900 people can cruise on the highly-rated flagship of the Vela class, based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built only two years ago in 2024.
The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises wows guests with a spa, a gym, and a jacuzzi.
- Ship class
- Vela
- Built
- 2024
- Guests
- 998
- Crew
- 465
- Length
- 781 ft
- Passenger decks
- 10
Your Itinerary
This cruise spends five days in port and one sea day. Highlights include visits to unusual stops like Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina.
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Book Your Cruise
Since being listed sixteen months ago, The price of a suite on this sailing has ranged between $3,699 and $4,499 including taxes and port fees. Right now this itinerary is only $300 higher than the all time low of $3,699 so lock in your suite now before it goes up.
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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 Viking Vela sails this route once this year plus 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.
More dates on the Viking Vela
- Nov 30 Mon, 2026 $2,599 $371/day
- Nov 2 Tue, 2027 $4,299 $614/day
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Dec 21 Tue, 2027 This sailing
- Feb 1 Tue, 2028 $3,299 $471/day
The same route on other Viking Ocean Cruises ships
- Oct 28 Wed, 2026 · Viking Jupiter $5,399 $771/day
- Nov 21 Sat, 2026 · Viking Star $3,199 $457/day
- Nov 28 Sat, 2026 · Viking Saturn $2,599 $371/day
- Dec 9 Wed, 2026 · Viking Mira $2,399 $343/day
- Dec 13 Sun, 2026 · Viking Libra $2,399 $343/day
- Dec 16 Wed, 2026 · Viking Vesta $2,399 $343/day
- Dec 29 Tue, 2026 · Viking Neptune $2,599 $371/day
- Jan 10 Sun, 2027 · Viking Saturn $2,599 $371/day
- Jan 20 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $2,599 $371/day
- Jan 27 Wed, 2027 · Viking Vesta $2,599 $371/day
- Jan 29 Fri, 2027 · Viking Neptune $2,599 $371/day
- May 13 Thu, 2027 · Viking Vesta $6,599 $943/day
- Oct 30 Sat, 2027 · Viking Jupiter $4,999 $714/day
- Nov 7 Sun, 2027 · Viking Astrea $4,299 $614/day
- Nov 30 Tue, 2027 · Viking Vesta $2,999 $428/day
- Dec 8 Wed, 2027 · Viking Libra $2,999 $428/day
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Data as of Oct 28, 2026