14 Night Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise aboard the Viking Vesta

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Book your balcony cabin on the Viking Vesta and get ready for fourteen nights of refreshing travel through on the Mediterranean from Istanbul to Rome!

While aboard this cruise you'll stop in usual stops like Piraeus and Naples plus very uncommon stops like Souda Bay and Canakkale. 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.

Day 7: Athens
Day 6: Crete

The Viking Vesta

Based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built only one year ago in 2025, over 900 cruisers can sail comfortably on this top-rated Ocean class vessel.

The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises is home to a gym, a spa, and a jacuzzi.

Viking Vesta
Day 15: Rome

Your Itinerary

This sailing is made up of twelve days in port and one sea day. High points include long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası as well as visits to rare ports like Souda Bay and Canakkale.

Wed9December 9thWednesdayThu10December 10thThursday
– 6:00pm6:00pm
Fri11December 11thFriday
9:00am – 4:00pm
9:00am – 4:00pm
Sat12December 12thSaturday
7:00am – 6:00pm
Sun13December 13thSunday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Mon14December 14thMonday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Tue15December 15thTuesdayThu17December 17thThursday
7:00am – 5:30pm7:00am – 5:30pm
Fri18December 18thFriday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Sat19December 19thSaturday
8:00am – 5:00pm
8:00am – 5:00pm
Sun20December 20thSunday
At Sea
Mon21December 21stMonday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Tue22December 22ndTuesday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Wed23December 23rdWednesday
5:00am
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December 9th, 2026  - Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Vesta
Your Route
Day 13: Messina
Day 5: Rhodes
Day 14: Naples

Alternate Sailings

The Viking Vesta sails this route once this year as well as 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.

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The accompanying graph indicates the cost over time for the various types of cabin. Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The cost of a balcony cabin on this sailing has varied between $4,798 and $6,098 inclusive of taxes and port charges. Now this sailing is only $400 higher than the all time low of $4,798 so secure your balcony stateroom now before it goes up.

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$5,198
$7,098
$371.29/day
$507.00/day
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Last Updated: Sep 23, 2026

Last Modified: Sep 22, 2026

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