7 Night Journey to Antiquities aboard the Viking Vela
Set sail with the Viking Vela and prepare yourself for seven nights of exciting cruising around the Mediterranean from Athens to Rome!
With this Valentine's Day cruise you will experience common stops such as Piraeus and Naples as well as rare stops such as Souda Bay. This route is an uncommon one for the Viking Vela, But this is the least expensive sailing.
We include all all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees in our price, so there are no surprises at checkout.
The Viking Vela
Over 900 cruisers can sail on the top-rated namesake of the Vela class, based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built less than two years ago in 2024.
The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises boasts a gym, a jacuzzi, and a spa.
- Ship class
- Vela
- Built
- 2024
- Guests
- 998
- Crew
- 465
- Length
- 781 ft
- Passenger decks
- 10
Your Itinerary
This cruise is made up of one day at sea and five days in port. Highlights include visits to extremely rare destinations like Souda Bay.
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Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on December 11th of last year, The cost of a balcony room on this cruise has varied between $2,499 and $3,299 inclusive of taxes and port charges. Right now this itinerary is just $300 more expensive than the all time low of $2,499 so reserve your balcony room 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 next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Sky, Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Mira, Viking Libra, Viking Astrea, Viking Lyra, and Viking Vega. The Viking Mars and Viking Vesta sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.
More dates on the Viking Vela
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Feb 11 Thu, 2027 This sailing
- Nov 6 Mon, 2028 $3,999 $571/day
- Mar 24 Sat, 2029 $4,999 $714/day
The same route on other Viking Ocean Cruises ships
- Dec 8 Wed, 2027 · Viking Neptune $2,999 $428/day
- Feb 3 Thu, 2028 · Viking Libra $3,299 $471/day
- Oct 18 Wed, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,999 $714/day
- Nov 8 Wed, 2028 · Viking Libra $3,999 $571/day
- Nov 9 Thu, 2028 · Viking Vesta $3,999 $571/day
- Nov 16 Thu, 2028 · Viking Saturn $3,799 $543/day
- Nov 22 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $3,499 $500/day
- Dec 6 Wed, 2028 · Viking Libra $2,999 $428/day
- Dec 9 Sat, 2028 · Viking Vega $2,999 $428/day
- Jan 3 Wed, 2029 · Viking Astrea $2,799 $400/day
- Jan 9 Tue, 2029 · Viking Lyra $2,999 $428/day
- Jan 31 Wed, 2029 · Viking Libra $3,199 $457/day
- Feb 20 Tue, 2029 · Viking Vega $3,499 $500/day
- Feb 24 Sat, 2029 · Viking Astrea $3,599 $514/day
- Apr 27 Fri, 2029 · Viking Mira $5,499 $786/day
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Data as of Oct 28, 2026