9 Night Empires of the Mediterranean Cruise aboard the Viking Vela

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Book your balcony cabin on the Viking Vela and prepare yourself for nine nights of exciting sailing around the Mediterranean from Venice to Athens!

While aboard this cruise you will stop at common destinations like Piraeus plus very uncommon destinations like Koper and Zadar. This is a frequent route for the Viking Vela, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.

We include all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in our price, so there are no surprises. What makes this cruise special is that for a limited time you can book a balcony balcony room for the price of an inside one!


The Viking Vela

Over 900 guests can comfortably travel on the highly-rated flagship of the Vela class, based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built less than two years ago in 2024.

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

Ship class
Vela
Built
2024
Guests
998
Crew
465
Length
781 ft
Passenger decks
10
Viking Vela
Bars & cafésAquavit Bar

Your Itinerary

This sailing is made up of zero sea days and eight port days. Highlights include visits to extremely rare cities like Koper and Zadar in addition to a long stop in Dubrovnik.

Map of this cruise's route
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Fri23February 23rdFriday
11:00pm
11:00pm
Sat24February 24thSaturday
8:00am – 6:00pm
8:00am – 6:00pm
Sun25February 25thSunday
8:00am – 4:00pm
8:00am – 4:00pm
Mon26February 26thMonday
8:00am – 11:00pm
8:00am – 11:00pm
Tue27February 27thTuesday
8:00am – 3:00pm
8:00am – 3:00pm
Wed28February 28thWednesday
8:00am – 5:00pm
8:00am – 5:00pm
Thu1March 1stThursday
8:00am – 4:00pm
Fri2March 2ndFriday
9:00am – 6:00pm
9:00am – 6:00pm
Sat3March 3rdSaturdaySun4March 4thSunday
8:00am – 9:00am
8:00am – 9:00am8:00am – 9:00am
Day 4Dubrovnik
Day 5Kotor
Day 6Corfu
Day 7Olympia
Day 8Santorini
Day 9Athens

Book Your Cruise

Since being listed a few months ago, the cost of this cruise has remained stable at $4,499 for a balcony cabin. Right now this sailing is at its minimum price, so reserve your balcony stateroom now before it increases.

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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 Star, Viking Sea, Viking Jupiter, Viking Mars, Viking Saturn, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, Viking Astrea, and Viking Vega.

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