14 Night Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise aboard the Viking Vesta

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Prepare for fourteen nights of breathtaking cruising through on the Mediterranean when you book your balcony cabin on the Viking Vesta from Rome to Istanbul.

Aboard this trip you will tour through common cities like Piraeus and Naples as well as once-in-a-lifetime cities like Canakkale. This route is an uncommon one for the Viking Vesta, But this is the least expensive sailing.

The price includes all entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes. No sneaky extra fees!


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 Vela class cruise ship that can house comfortably over 900 guests.

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

Ship class
Vela
Built
2025
Guests
998
Crew
465
Length
781 ft
Passenger decks
10
Viking Vesta
Bars & cafésBars & Lounges

Your Itinerary

This itinerary is made up of one sea day and twelve days in port. Highlights include visits to extremely rare ports like Canakkale in addition to long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası.

Map of this cruise's route
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Wed6January 6thWednesday
6:00pm
Thu7January 7thThursday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Fri8January 8thFriday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Sat9January 9thSaturday
At Sea
Sun10January 10thSunday
8:00am – 5:00pm
8:00am – 5:00pm
Mon11January 11thMonday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Tue12January 12thTuesdayThu14January 14thThursday
7:00am – 6:00pm7:00am – 6:00pm
Fri15January 15thFriday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Sat16January 16thSaturday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Sun17January 17thSunday
7:00am – 6:00pm
Mon18January 18thMonday
11:30am – 6:00pm
11:30am – 6:00pm
Tue19January 19thTuesdayWed20January 20thWednesday
7:00am – 9:00am
7:00am – 9:00am7:00am – 9:00am
Day 2Naples
Day 3Messina
Day 5Crete
Day 7Athens
Day 11Rhodes
Day 13Canakkale

Book Your Cruise

Since being listed sixteen months ago, The price of a balcony stateroom on this sailing has varied between $4,798 and $5,998 including taxes and port fees. Today this itinerary is at its lowest price, so reserve your balcony room now before it rises.

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Stay connected on board

A GigSky eSIM works on the ship and ashore in Europe, so your phone just works without the ship's Wi‑Fi package.

Unlimited data for your 15 days $213.49 $181.47

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Alternate Sailings

The Viking Vesta sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Neptune, Viking Vela, and Viking Mira.

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