7 Night Journey to Antiquities aboard the Viking Vela
Book your balcony cabin on the Viking Vela and prepare for seven nights of relaxing sailing through on the Mediterranean from Rome to Athens!
While aboard this cruise you will stop in common stops such as Piraeus and Naples as well as very uncommon stops such as Souda Bay. This route is an interesting one for the Viking Vela, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.
Our price is the total you pay for a balcony cabin, no surprises at checkout. Don't miss out-- if you book now you can book a balcony balcony stateroom for the price of an inside balcony stateroom!
The Viking Vela
The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises is the highly-rated flagship of the Vela class, based in the Mediterranean and Europe, that can carry over 900 passengers.
The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises offers 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 includes five days in port and one sea day. Highlights include visits to extremely rare ports like Souda Bay.
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Book Your Cruise
Since being listed a few months ago, the cost of this cruise has remained right at $2,999 for a balcony cabin. Now this sailing is at its lowest price, so lock in your balcony room now before it increases.
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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 next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Saturn, Viking Libra, Viking Astrea, Viking Lyra, and Viking Vega. The Viking Jupiter and Viking Vesta sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.
More dates on the Viking Vela
- Feb 4 Thu, 2027 $3,299 $471/day
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Dec 12 Tue, 2028 This sailing
The same route on other Viking Ocean Cruises ships
- Jan 27 Thu, 2028 · Viking Libra $3,299 $471/day
- Mar 12 Sun, 2028 · Viking Saturn $4,999 $714/day
- Oct 20 Fri, 2028 · Viking Saturn $4,799 $686/day
- Nov 1 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $4,299 $614/day
- Nov 29 Wed, 2028 · Viking Libra $3,299 $471/day
- Dec 13 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $2,999 $428/day
- Dec 23 Sat, 2028 · Viking Lyra $2,999 $428/day
- Jan 10 Wed, 2029 · Viking Libra $2,999 $428/day
- Jan 14 Sun, 2029 · Viking Vega $3,099 $443/day
- Feb 7 Wed, 2029 · Viking Astrea $3,299 $471/day
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Data as of Oct 28, 2026