7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Vesta

Get ready for seven nights of luxurious cruising through the sea when you set sail with the Viking Vesta from Athens to Istanbul.

While aboard this sailing you'll visit favorite destinations such as Athens as well as very uncommon destinations such as Canakkale. This route is a frequent one for the Viking Vesta, But this is the best deal on it.

We include all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in our price, so there are no sneaky extra fees.

Day 3: Crete
Day 7: Istanbul

The Viking Vesta

The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises, based in Europe and built less than one year ago in 2025, is a top-rated Ocean class cruise ship that can accomodate over 900 travelers.

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

Viking Vesta

Your Itinerary

This itinerary consists of six port days and zero days at sea. Major features include visits to very uncommon destinations like Canakkale plus long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası.

DatePortArriveDepart
Wed, Dec 2Athens, Greece
Thu, Dec 36:00pm
Fri, Dec 4Crete, Greece 7:00am6:00pm
Sat, Dec 5Rhodes, Greece 7:00am6:00pm
Sun, Dec 6Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus)7:00am6:00pm
Mon, Dec 7Canakkale, Turkey 11:30am6:00pm
Tue, Dec 8Istanbul, Turkey 7:00am
Wed, Dec 9
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December 2nd, 2026  - Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Vesta
Your Route
Day 4: Rhodes
Day 6: Canakkale

Alternate Sailings

The Viking Vesta sails this route once this year in addition to two times next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Sky, Viking Sea, Viking Jupiter, Viking Venus, Viking Mars, Viking Neptune, 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.
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Since being listed a year or so ago, The price of a balcony cabin on this itinerary has ranged between $2,749 and $3,449 inclusive of $0 in taxes and port fees. The accompanying graph displays the price over time for the various classes of cabin. Today this cruise is just $250 higher than the all time low of $2,749 so reserve your balcony room now before it goes up.

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$2,999
$4,299
$428.43/day
$614.14/day
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Last Updated: Jul 14, 2026

Last Modified: Jul 9, 2026

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