On this trip you will spend time at very popular ports such as Barcelona and Civitavecchia plus once-in-a-lifetime ports such as Canakkale, Souda Bay, and Villefranche-sur-Mer. This route is an uncommon one for the Viking Vesta, But this is the best deal on it.
We include all all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees in this, so there are no sneaky extra fees. This cruise is an especially good deal because if you book now you can reserve a balcony balcony stateroom for the price of an interior balcony stateroom!
The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises offers guests a gym, a spa, and a jacuzzi.
This cruise spends one sea day and nineteen port days. Highlights include visits to very uncommon cities like Canakkale and Souda Bay in addition to long stops in Civitavecchia, Rhodes, Crete, Sete and more.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 20 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Thu, Jan 21 | 6:00pm | ||
| Fri, Jan 22 | Canakkale, Turkey | 9:00am | 4:00pm |
| Sat, Jan 23 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sun, Jan 24 | Rhodes, Greece | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Mon, Jan 25 | Crete, Greece | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Tue, Jan 26 | Athens, Greece | 7:00am | |
| Wed, Jan 27 | |||
| Thu, Jan 28 | 5:30pm | ||
| Fri, Jan 29 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Jan 30 | Souda Bay, Crete | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Jan 31 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Feb 1 | Messina, Sicily | 7:30am | 5:30pm |
| Tue, Feb 2 | Naples, Italy | 7:30am | 5:30pm |
| Wed, Feb 3 | Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome) | 5:00am | 8:00pm |
| Thu, Feb 4 | Livorno, Italy (Florence) | 9:00am | |
| Fri, Feb 5 | 6:00pm | ||
| Sat, Feb 6 | Villefranche-sur-Mer, France | 8:00am | 9:00pm |
| Sun, Feb 7 | Marseille, France | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Mon, Feb 8 | Sete, France | 8:00am | 9:00pm |
| Tue, Feb 9 | Barcelona, Spain | 8:00am | |
| Wed, Feb 10 |
The accompanying graph shows the price over time for each type of cabin. Since being listed a year ago, The cost of this itinerary has ranged between $8,197 and $8,997 for a balcony room, inclusive of $0 in taxes and port charges. Right now this itinerary is only $400 more than the all time low of $8,197 so secure your balcony room now before it goes up.
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Last Updated: Jul 12, 2026
Last Modified: Jul 9, 2026