14 Night Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise aboard the Viking Vesta

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Settle in for fourteen nights of luxurious cruising on the Mediterranean when you reserve your suite on the Viking Vesta from Istanbul to Rome.

Aboard this cruise you will stop at favorite ports such as Piraeus and Naples plus extremely rare ports such as Souda Bay and Canakkale. This route is a rare one for the Viking Vesta, But this is the least expensive sailing.

We include all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in the price, so there are no surprises.

Day 14: Naples
Day 6: Crete

The Viking Vesta

The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises, based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built just one year ago in 2025, is a highly-rated Ocean class vessel that can accomodate comfortably over 900 people.

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

Viking Vesta
Day 15: Rome

Your Itinerary

This cruise consists of one sea day and twelve port days. Major features include long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası in addition to visits to very uncommon cities like Souda Bay and Canakkale.

Wed9December 9thWednesdayThu10December 10thThursday
– 6:00pm – 6:00pm
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 7: Athens

Alternate Sailings

The Viking Vesta sails this route once this year in addition to 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 suite.

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Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The price of a suite on this cruise has varied between $6,398 and $15,998 inclusive of taxes and port charges. The accompanying graph indicates the price over time for the various classes of cabin. Today this itinerary is just $700 more expensive than the all time low of $6,398 so reserve your suite now before it goes up.

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$371.29/day
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Last Modified: Sep 22, 2026

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