7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Vela
Prepare for seven nights of refreshing travel on the Mediterranean when you join the Viking Vela from Istanbul to Athens.
With this cruise you will experience favorite ports such as Piraeus as well as exotic ports such as Canakkale. This route is an unusual one for the Viking Vela, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.
This includes all entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes. No sneaky extra fees!
The Viking Vela
Based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built just two years ago in 2024, more than 900 passengers can travel comfortably on the Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises, the top-rated flagship of Viking Ocean Cruises's Vela class.
The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises delights guests with 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 zero days at sea and six days in port. Major features include long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası in addition to visits to extremely rare ports like Canakkale.
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Book Your Cruise
Since being listed fifteen months ago, The cost of this sailing has fluctuated between $2,999 and $3,499 for a balcony stateroom, including taxes and port charges. Now this itinerary is just $300 more expensive than the all time low of $2,999 so reserve your balcony stateroom 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 same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, and Viking Astrea. The Viking Jupiter, Viking Mars, Viking Venus, Viking Sky, Viking Sea, Viking Libra, Viking Lyra, and Viking Vega sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.
The same route on other Viking Ocean Cruises ships
- Nov 14 Sat, 2026 · Viking Star $3,424 $489/day
- Nov 21 Sat, 2026 · Viking Saturn $3,099 $443/day
- Dec 9 Wed, 2026 · Viking Vesta $2,899 $414/day
- Dec 22 Tue, 2026 · Viking Neptune $2,599 $371/day
- Jan 13 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $2,799 $400/day
- Jan 20 Wed, 2027 · Viking Vesta $2,599 $371/day
- Mar 10 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $3,999 $571/day
- Mar 25 Thu, 2027 · Viking Vesta $4,399 $628/day
- May 1 Sat, 2027 · Viking Mars $5,999 $857/day
- May 21 Fri, 2027 · Viking Neptune $5,599 $800/day
- Jul 31 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $3,999 $571/day
- Sep 25 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $6,199 $886/day
- Oct 23 Sat, 2027 · Viking Jupiter $4,499 $643/day
- Oct 31 Sun, 2027 · Viking Astrea $4,299 $614/day
- Jan 5 Wed, 2028 · Viking Mira $2,999 $428/day
- Mar 2 Thu, 2028 · Viking Mira $4,299 $614/day
- Apr 4 Tue, 2028 · Viking Mars $4,999 $714/day
- Apr 13 Thu, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,799 $686/day
- Aug 19 Sat, 2028 · Viking Jupiter $4,399 $628/day
- Oct 11 Wed, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,999 $714/day
- Oct 20 Fri, 2028 · Viking Lyra $4,799 $686/day
- Nov 1 Wed, 2028 · Viking Libra $4,599 $657/day
- Nov 15 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $3,999 $571/day
- Dec 27 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $2,999 $428/day
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Data as of Oct 24, 2026