Prepare yourself for twenty-one nights of leisurely cruising across the sea when you set sail with the Viking Vesta from Istanbul to Barcelona.
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, based in Europe and built less than one year ago in 2025, is a top-rated Ocean class vessel that can accomodate comfortably more than 900 people.
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, Souda Bay, and Villefranche-sur-Mer.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 20 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Thu, Jan 21 | 5:00pm | ||
| Fri, Jan 22 | Canakkale, Turkey | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Jan 23 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Jan 24 | Rhodes, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Jan 25 | Crete, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Jan 26 | Athens, Greece | 9:00am | |
| Wed, Jan 27 | |||
| Thu, Jan 28 | 5:00pm | ||
| Fri, Jan 29 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Jan 30 | Souda Bay, Crete | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Jan 31 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Feb 1 | Messina, Sicily | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Feb 2 | Naples, Italy | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Feb 3 | Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Thu, Feb 4 | Livorno, Italy (Florence) | 9:00am | |
| Fri, Feb 5 | 5:00pm | ||
| Sat, Feb 6 | Villefranche-sur-Mer, France | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Feb 7 | Marseille, France | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Feb 8 | Sete, France | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Feb 9 | Barcelona, Spain | 9:00am | |
| Wed, Feb 10 |
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 Saturn, Viking Vela, Viking Mira, and Viking Astrea. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for a balcony cabin.
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 at an all time low, so secure your balcony room now before it moves upwards.
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026