7 Night Journey to Antiquities aboard the Viking Vela
Join the Viking Vela and settle in for seven nights of relaxing cruising around the Mediterranean from Athens to Rome!
During this sailing you'll stop at usual stops such as Piraeus and Naples plus more exotic stops such as Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina. This is a typical route for the Viking Vela, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.
This is the total you pay for a balcony cabin, no sneaky extra fees.
The Viking Vela
Based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built just two years ago in 2024, more than 900 travelers can travel comfortably on the Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises, the highly-rated namesake of Viking Ocean Cruises's Vela class.
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
Your Itinerary
This cruise is made up of five days in port and one sea day. Major features include visits to unusual cities like Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina.
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Book Your Cruise
Since being listed seventeen months ago, The cost of this sailing has fluctuated between $2,499 and $3,099 for a balcony stateroom, inclusive of taxes and port charges. At only $100 higher than the all time low of $2,499 right now is a great time to secure your balcony stateroom
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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
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Nov 30 Mon, 2026 This sailing
- Nov 2 Tue, 2027 $4,299 $614/day
- Dec 21 Tue, 2027 $2,799 $400/day
- 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