Reserve your balcony cabin on the Viking Vela and get ready for seven nights of cultural cruising across the sea from Athens to Rome!
While aboard this Valentine's Day trip you'll spend time at common ports like Athens and Naples plus very uncommon ports like Souda Bay. This route is an unusual one for the Viking Vela, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.
We include all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in our price, so there are no surprises at checkout. Especially exciting is that if you act now you can book a balcony balcony room for the price of an inside balcony room!
Based in Europe and built only two years ago in 2024, over 900 travelers can cruise on this highly-rated Ocean class cruise ship.
The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises delights guests with a jacuzzi, a gym, and a spa.
This cruise consists of five port days and one sea day. High points include visits to rare stops like Souda Bay.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Feb 11 | Athens, Greece | ||
| Fri, Feb 12 | 5:00pm | ||
| Sat, Feb 13 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Feb 14 | Souda Bay, Crete | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Feb 15 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, Feb 16 | Messina, Sicily | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Feb 17 | Naples, Italy | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Thu, Feb 18 | Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome) | 9:00am |
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 Neptune and Viking Libra. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for a balcony cabin.
Since it was first listed on December 11th of last year, The price of a balcony room on this cruise has varied between $2,799 and $3,299 including $0 in taxes and port fees. The accompanying graph indicates the price over time for the different types of cabin. Today this itinerary is at its lowest price, so secure your balcony room now before it goes up.
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Last Updated: Jun 4, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 4, 2026