7 Night Journey to Antiquities aboard the Viking Vela

Settle in for seven nights of cultural cruising across the sea when you join the Viking Vela from Rome to Athens.

With this cruise you'll tour through common cities like Athens and Naples as well as uncommon cities like Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina. This is a typical route for the Viking Vela, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.

The price is the total price for a balcony cabin, including all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes. Especially exciting is that today you can get a balcony balcony room for the price of an interior balcony room!

Day 7: Athens
Day 3: Messina

The Viking Vela

Based in Europe and built only two years ago in 2024, more than 900 guests can travel comfortably on this highly-rated Ocean class ship.

The Viking Vela Viking Ocean Cruises boasts a spa, a gym, and a jacuzzi.

Viking Vela

Your Itinerary

This sailing consists of five port days and one sea day. Major features include visits to more exotic ports like Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina.

DatePortArriveDepart
Tue, Nov 3Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome)
Wed, Nov 4Naples, Italy 9:00am5:00pm
Thu, Nov 5Messina, Sicily 9:00am5:00pm
Fri, Nov 6At Sea
Sat, Nov 7Crete, Greece 9:00am5:00pm
Sun, Nov 8Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus)9:00am5:00pm
Mon, Nov 9Athens, Greece 9:00am
Tue, Nov 10
November 3rd, 2026  - Journey to Antiquities on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Vela
Your Route
Day 2: Naples
Day 5: Crete

Alternate Sailings

The Viking Vela sails this route once this year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Sea, Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, and Viking Libra. 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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2026
2027
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Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The price of a balcony room on this sailing has fluctuated between $3,999 and $4,299 inclusive of $0 in taxes and port charges. This graph displays the price over time for each class of cabin. At only $300 more than the all time low of $3,999 right now is a great time to reserve your balcony stateroom

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Last Updated: Jun 5, 2026

Last Modified: Jun 5, 2026

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