14 Night Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise aboard the Viking Vesta
Book your balcony cabin on the Viking Vesta and get ready for fourteen nights of relaxing travel through the sea from Istanbul to Rome!
While aboard this cruise you'll stop in usual stops like Athens and Naples plus very uncommon stops like Canakkale, Souda Bay, and Rhodes. This route is an uncommon one for the Viking Vesta, But this is the best deal on it.
We include all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in the price, so there are no sneaky extra fees.
The Viking Vesta
The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises, based in Europe and built just one year ago in 2025, is a highly-rated Ocean class vessel that can house comfortably more than 900 passengers.
The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises offers a spa, a gym, and a jacuzzi.
Your Itinerary
This cruise spends twelve days in port and one sea day. Highlights include visits to very uncommon destinations like Canakkale and Souda Bay in addition to long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Dec 9 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Thu, Dec 10 | 6:00pm | ||
| Fri, Dec 11 | Canakkale, Turkey | 9:00am | 4:00pm |
| Sat, Dec 12 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sun, Dec 13 | Rhodes, Greece | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Mon, Dec 14 | Crete, Greece | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Tue, Dec 15 | Athens, Greece | 7:00am | |
| Wed, Dec 16 | |||
| Thu, Dec 17 | 5:30pm | ||
| Fri, Dec 18 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Dec 19 | Souda Bay, Crete | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Dec 20 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Dec 21 | Messina, Sicily | 7:30am | 5:30pm |
| Tue, Dec 22 | Naples, Italy | 7:30am | 5:30pm |
| Wed, Dec 23 | Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome) | 5:00am |
Alternate Sailings
The Viking Vesta sails this route once this year plus once next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Vela, Viking Mira, and Viking Astrea. The Viking Libra and Viking Sky sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for a balcony cabin.
Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The cost of a balcony room on this cruise has ranged between $4,798 and $6,098 including taxes and port fees. This graph shows the cost over time for the different types of cabin. Now this itinerary is just 15% higher than the all time low of $4,798 so reserve your balcony stateroom now before it goes up.
Last Updated: Jul 20, 2026
Last Modified: Jul 19, 2026