14 Night Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise aboard the Viking Vesta

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Embark on the Viking Vesta and prepare for fourteen nights of leisurely sailing across the sea from Istanbul to Rome!

Aboard this cruise you'll spend time in common destinations such as Athens and Naples plus very uncommon destinations such as 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 meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in our price, so that you can compare sailings easily.

Day 7: Athens
Day 14: Naples

The Viking Vesta

Based in Europe and built less than one year ago in 2025, more than 900 guests can sail on this highly-rated Ocean class vessel.

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

Viking Vesta
Day 15: Rome

Your Itinerary

This itinerary consists of one day at sea and twelve port days. Major features include visits to exotic ports 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 – 5:30pm
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 6: Crete
Day 5: Rhodes
Day 13: Messina

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 shows the price over time for the different classes of cabin. Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The cost of a balcony room on this itinerary has fluctuated between $5,298 and $5,998 inclusive of taxes and port fees. At only $100 higher than the all time low of $5,298 now is a great time to secure your balcony stateroom

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$5,398
$6,998
$385.57/day
$499.86/day
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Last Modified: Jul 21, 2026

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