7 Night Journey to Antiquities aboard the Viking Vela

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Prepare for seven nights of relaxing travel on the Mediterranean when you book your balcony cabin on the Viking Vela from Athens to Rome.

Aboard this trip you'll experience favorite ports like Piraeus and Naples in addition to unusual ports like Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina. This route is a standard one for the Viking Vela, But this is the best deal on it.

We include all all taxes and fees in the price, so that you can compare trips easily. Especially exciting is that today you can reserve a balcony balcony room for the price of an interior one!


The Viking Vela

The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises, based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built just two years ago in 2024, is the top-rated flagship of Viking Ocean Cruises's Vela class and can house more than 900 passengers.

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

Ship class
Vela
Built
2024
Guests
998
Crew
465
Length
781 ft
Passenger decks
10
Viking Vela
Bars & cafésAquavit Bar

Your Itinerary

This itinerary consists of one day at sea and five days in port. Major features include visits to less common ports like Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina.

Map of this cruise's route
© OpenStreetMap · © ESA WorldCover
Tue1February 1stTuesdayWed2February 2ndWednesday
5:30pm
Thu3February 3rdThursday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Fri4February 4thFriday
8:00am – 5:00pm
8:00am – 5:00pm
Sat5February 5thSaturday
At Sea
Sun6February 6thSunday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Mon7February 7thMonday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Tue8February 8thTuesday
5:00am
Day 4Crete
Day 6Messina
Day 7Naples
Day 8Rome

Book Your Cruise

Since being listed sixteen months ago, The price of a balcony cabin on this cruise has varied between $2,999 and $3,299 including taxes and port fees. At only $300 higher than the all time low of $2,999 now is a great time to secure your balcony cabin

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.

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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.

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