14 Night Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise aboard the Viking Vesta

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Settle in for fourteen nights of cultural cruising through the sea when you embark on the Viking Vesta from Istanbul to Rome.

While aboard this sailing you will spend time in favorite cities like Piraeus and Naples in addition to rare cities like Souda Bay and Canakkale. This route is an unusual one for the Viking Vesta, But this is the least expensive sailing.

Place your deposit now, because the price of this sailing is rising! Secure your balcony stateroom before the price moves upwards. We include all entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes in the price, so there are no sneaky extra fees.

Day 13: Messina
Day 7: Athens

The Viking Vesta

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

The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises wows guests with a gym, a jacuzzi, and a spa.

Viking Vesta
Day 15: Rome

Your Itinerary

This itinerary spends twelve port days and one sea day. Highlights include visits to once-in-a-lifetime stops like Souda Bay and Canakkale plus long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası.

Wed20January 20thWednesdayThu21January 21stThursday
– 6:00pm6:00pm
Fri22January 22ndFriday
9:00am – 4:00pm
9:00am – 4:00pm
Sat23January 23rdSaturday
7:00am – 6:00pm
Sun24January 24thSunday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Mon25January 25thMonday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Tue26January 26thTuesdayThu28January 28thThursday
7:00am – 5:30pm7:00am – 5:30pm
Fri29January 29thFriday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Sat30January 30thSaturday
8:00am – 5:00pm
8:00am – 5:00pm
Sun31January 31stSunday
At Sea
Mon1February 1stMonday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Tue2February 2ndTuesday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Wed3February 3rdWednesday
5:00am
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January 20th, 2027  - Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Vesta
Your Route
Day 14: Naples
Day 6: Crete
Day 5: Rhodes

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.

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Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The price of this sailing has varied between $5,298 and $6,098 for a balcony room, including taxes and port fees. This graph displays the cost over time for the various types of cabin. Today this itinerary is just 15% higher than the all time low of $5,298 so lock in your balcony cabin now before it goes up.

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