7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Vela

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Prepare yourself for seven nights of relaxing travel around the Mediterranean when you set sail with the Viking Vela from Istanbul to Athens.

With this trip you will spend time at favorite destinations such as Piraeus plus very uncommon destinations such as Canakkale. This route is a rare one for the Viking Vela, But this is the least expensive sailing.

The price is the total you pay for a balcony cabin, no surprises at checkout.

Day 5: Rhodes
Day 7: Athens

The Viking Vela

The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises, based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built only two years ago in 2024, is a top-rated Ocean class cruise ship that can carry more than 900 passengers.

The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises wows guests with a gym, a jacuzzi, and a spa.

Viking Vela

Your Itinerary

This cruise is made up of zero days at sea and six port days. Major features include visits to very uncommon stops like Canakkale plus long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası.

Tue25January 25thTuesdayWed26January 26thWednesday
– 6:00pm – 6:00pm
Thu27January 27thThursday
9:00am – 4:00pm
9:00am – 4:00pm
Fri28January 28thFriday
7:00am – 6:00pm
Sat29January 29thSaturday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Sun30January 30thSunday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Mon31January 31stMondayTue1February 1stTuesday
7:00am – 7:00am –
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January 25th, 2028  - Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Vela
Your Route
Day 6: Crete
Day 3: Canakkale

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. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for a balcony cabin.

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The accompanying graph displays the cost over time for each class of cabin. Since being listed fifteen months ago, The cost of this sailing has ranged between $2,999 and $3,499 for a balcony stateroom, inclusive of taxes and port charges. At only $300 more expensive than the all time low of $2,999 now is a great time to lock in your balcony stateroom

balcony
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$3,299
$5,299
$471.29/day
$757.00/day
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Last Updated: Oct 2, 2026

Last Modified: Oct 2, 2026

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