7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Vesta
Prepare for seven nights of refreshing travel on the Mediterranean when you reserve your balcony cabin on the Viking Vesta from Athens to Istanbul.
With this trip you will stop at favorite ports like Piraeus in addition to rare ports like Canakkale. This route is a typical one for the Viking Vesta, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.
This price is the total price for a balcony cabin, including entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes.
The Viking Vesta
More than 900 guests can comfortably sail on this highly-rated Vela class vessel, based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built just one year ago in 2025.
The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises delights guests with a jacuzzi, a spa, and a gym.
- Ship class
- Vela
- Built
- 2025
- Guests
- 998
- Crew
- 465
- Length
- 781 ft
- Passenger decks
- 10
Your Itinerary
This sailing spends six days in port and zero sea days. High points include long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası as well as visits to exotic cities like Canakkale.
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Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The cost of this sailing has fluctuated between $2,699 and $2,899 for a balcony cabin, including taxes and port fees. At $300 below the previous all time low of $2,699 right now is a great time to secure your balcony room.
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Penthouse Junior Suite
Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.
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Alternate Sailings
The Viking Vesta sails this route once this year plus two times next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Sky, Viking Jupiter, Viking Mars, Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Vela, Viking Mira, and Viking Astrea. The Viking Venus, Viking Sea, Viking Libra, Viking Lyra, and Viking Vega sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.
More dates on the Viking Vesta
- Dec 2 Wed, 2026 $3,499 $500/day
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Jan 13 Wed, 2027 This sailing
- Mar 18 Thu, 2027 $3,999 $571/day
The same route on other Viking Ocean Cruises ships
- Oct 14 Wed, 2026 · Viking Sky $6,999 $1,000/day
- Nov 7 Sat, 2026 · Viking Star $4,149 $593/day
- Nov 14 Sat, 2026 · Viking Saturn $3,549 $507/day
- Dec 15 Tue, 2026 · Viking Neptune $2,399 $343/day
- Jan 6 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $2,399 $343/day
- Mar 3 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $3,499 $500/day
- Apr 24 Sat, 2027 · Viking Mars $5,799 $828/day
- May 14 Fri, 2027 · Viking Neptune $5,799 $828/day
- Jul 24 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $3,999 $571/day
- Sep 18 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $6,199 $886/day
- Oct 16 Sat, 2027 · Viking Jupiter $5,399 $771/day
- Oct 24 Sun, 2027 · Viking Astrea $4,499 $643/day
- Dec 29 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $3,099 $443/day
- Jan 18 Tue, 2028 · Viking Vela $2,999 $428/day
- Feb 24 Thu, 2028 · Viking Mira $3,499 $500/day
- Mar 28 Tue, 2028 · Viking Mars $4,599 $657/day
- Apr 6 Thu, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,999 $714/day
- Aug 12 Sat, 2028 · Viking Jupiter $3,999 $571/day
- Oct 4 Wed, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,999 $714/day
- Oct 13 Fri, 2028 · Viking Lyra $4,999 $714/day
- Oct 25 Wed, 2028 · Viking Libra $4,599 $657/day
- Nov 8 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $4,299 $614/day
- Dec 20 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $2,999 $428/day
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Data as of Oct 13, 2026