7 Night Journey to Antiquities aboard the Viking Vela

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Book your balcony cabin on the Viking Vela and prepare for seven nights of exciting travel around the Mediterranean from Athens to Rome!

During this cruise you'll tour through usual ports such as Piraeus and Naples plus rare ports such as Souda Bay. This route is an uncommon one for the Viking Vela, But this is the least expensive sailing.

This includes all meals, entertainment, taxes, and fees. No surprises at checkout! To make the deal even better, if you act now you can get a balcony balcony stateroom for the inside price!


The Viking Vela

The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises, the flagship of Viking Ocean Cruises's Vela class, is a top-rated Vela class vessel based in the Mediterranean and Europe that can carry comfortably over 900 cruisers.

The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises boasts 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 includes five days in port and one day at sea. Highlights include visits to once-in-a-lifetime stops like Souda Bay.

Map of this cruise's route
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Sat24March 24thSaturdaySun25March 25thSunday
5:30pm
Mon26March 26thMonday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Tue27March 27thTuesday
8:00am – 6:00pm
8:00am – 6:00pm
Wed28March 28thWednesday
At Sea
Thu29March 29thThursday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Fri30March 30thFriday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Sat31March 31stSaturday
5:00am
Day 6Messina
Day 7Naples
Day 8Rome

Book Your Cruise

Since it was first listed on July 21st of this year, the cost of this itinerary has remained right at $4,999 for a balcony cabin. Today this cruise is at an all time low, so reserve your balcony cabin now before it increases.

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 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.

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Data as of Oct 28, 2026

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