Set sail with the Viking Vesta and settle in for fourteen nights of refreshing travel across the sea from Istanbul to Rome!
During this trip you will spend time at usual ports such as Athens and Naples in addition to rare ports such as Canakkale and Souda Bay. This route is a special one for the Viking Vesta, But this is the least expensive sailing.
Our price is the total you pay for a balcony cabin, no sneaky extra fees. Especially exciting is that today you can reserve a balcony balcony stateroom for the inside price!
Over 900 passengers can sail on this highly-rated Ocean class cruise ship, based in Europe and built less than one year ago in 2025.
The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises offers guests a gym, a jacuzzi, and a spa.
This cruise is made up of one day at sea and twelve port days. High points include visits to exotic destinations like Canakkale and Souda Bay.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Dec 9 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Thu, Dec 10 | 5:00pm | ||
| Fri, Dec 11 | Canakkale, Turkey | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Dec 12 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Dec 13 | Rhodes, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Dec 14 | Crete, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Dec 15 | Athens, Greece | 9:00am | |
| Wed, Dec 16 | |||
| Thu, Dec 17 | 5:00pm | ||
| Fri, Dec 18 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Dec 19 | Souda Bay, Crete | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Dec 20 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Dec 21 | Messina, Sicily | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Dec 22 | Naples, Italy | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Dec 23 | Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome) | 9:00am |
The Viking Vesta sails this route once this year plus once next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Vela, Viking Mira, and Viking Astrea. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for a balcony cabin.
The accompanying graph indicates the price over time for the different types of cabin. Since being listed a year ago, The cost of a balcony stateroom on this sailing has varied between $4,798 and $5,998 inclusive of $0 in taxes and port charges. At only $400 more than the all time low of $4,798 today is a great time to reserve your balcony room
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026