14 Night Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise aboard the Viking Vesta

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

On this trip you'll spend time in usual cities like Athens and Naples as well as extremely rare cities like Canakkale and Rhodes. This route is an uncommon one for the Viking Vesta, But this is the best deal on it.

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

Day 3: Messina
Day 2: Naples

The Viking Vesta

Over 900 people can cruise on this highly-rated Ocean class ship, based in Europe and built only one year ago in 2025.

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

Viking Vesta
Day 14: Istanbul

Your Itinerary

This itinerary consists of one sea day and twelve port days. Highlights include visits to once-in-a-lifetime destinations like Canakkale as well as long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası.

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 – 6:00pm
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
7:00am7:00am –
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January 6th, 2027  - Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Vesta
Your Route
Day 7: Athens
Day 5: Crete
Day 11: Rhodes

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. 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 being listed a year or so ago, The cost of this sailing has varied between $5,198 and $5,798 for a balcony stateroom, inclusive of taxes and port charges. This graph indicates the cost over time for every class of cabin. Right now this cruise is only $100 higher than the all time low of $5,198 so lock in your balcony cabin now before it goes up.

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$5,298
$6,998
$378.43/day
$499.86/day
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Last Modified: Jul 18, 2026

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