14 Night Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise aboard the Viking Vesta

Get ready for fourteen nights of stimulating sailing across the sea when you join the Viking Vesta from Barcelona to Athens.

Aboard this New Years trip you'll visit standard ports such as Barcelona and Civitavecchia as well as exotic ports such as Souda Bay and Villefranche-sur-Mer. This route is an interesting one for the Viking Vesta, As it sails it only once.

This cruise is an especially good deal because if you act now you can book a balcony balcony stateroom for the interior price! This is the total price for a balcony cabin, including entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes.

Day 6: Florence
Day 8: Rome

The Viking Vesta

Based in Europe and built only one year ago in 2025, over 900 travelers can travel on this top-rated Ocean class cruise ship.

The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises has a gym, a jacuzzi, and a spa.

Viking Vesta
Day 5: Villefranche-sur-Mer

Your Itinerary

This sailing spends twelve port days and one day at sea. High points include visits to very uncommon cities like Souda Bay and Villefranche-sur-Mer.

DatePortArriveDepart
Wed, Dec 30Barcelona, Spain
Thu, Dec 315:00pm
Fri, Jan 1Marseille, France 9:00am
Sat, Jan 25:00pm
Sun, Jan 3Villefranche-sur-Mer, France 9:00am5:00pm
Mon, Jan 4Livorno, Italy (Florence)9:00am
Tue, Jan 55:00pm
Wed, Jan 6Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome)9:00am5:00pm
Thu, Jan 7Naples, Italy 9:00am5:00pm
Fri, Jan 8Messina, Sicily 9:00am5:00pm
Sat, Jan 9At Sea
Sun, Jan 10Souda Bay, Crete 9:00am5:00pm
Mon, Jan 11Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus)9:00am5:00pm
Tue, Jan 12Athens, Greece 9:00am
Wed, Jan 13
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December 30th, 2026  - Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Vesta
Your Route
Day 3: Marseille
Day 9: Naples
Day 10: Messina
Day 14: Athens

Alternate Sailings

The Viking Vesta sails this route once this year. The Viking Mira also sails a route with the same stops but a slightly different schedule. 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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Since being listed a year or so ago, The price of a balcony stateroom on this itinerary has fluctuated between $4,898 and $5,848 inclusive of $0 in taxes and port fees. The accompanying graph indicates the cost over time for the different classes of cabin. At only $500 more expensive than the all time low of $4,898 today is a great time to lock in your balcony stateroom

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Last Updated: Jul 4, 2026

Last Modified: Jul 4, 2026

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