7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Vesta
Set sail with the Viking Vesta and prepare for seven nights of breathtaking sailing through on the Mediterranean from Athens to Istanbul!
With this cruise you will stop in common stops like Piraeus as well as extremely rare stops like Canakkale. This is a standard route for the Viking Vesta, But this is the least expensive sailing.
The price includes all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes. No sneaky extra fees!
The Viking Vesta
More than 900 people can sail on this top-rated Vela class ship, based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built just one year ago in 2025.
The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises offers a spa, a jacuzzi, and a gym.
- Ship class
- Vela
- Built
- 2025
- Guests
- 998
- Crew
- 465
- Length
- 781 ft
- Passenger decks
- 10
Your Itinerary
This sailing spends zero sea days and six port days. High points include visits to extremely rare cities like Canakkale in addition to long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası.
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Book Your Cruise
Since being listed seventeen months ago, The cost of a balcony room on this sailing has ranged between $2,699 and $2,899 including taxes and port fees. Today this sailing is at its minimum price, so lock in your balcony room now before it increases.
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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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Wifi and Cell Service
GigSky offers plans that cover internet on and off the ship at a fraction of the Viking Ocean Cruises price. For this cruise, get a 8-day plan for only $109.64. The connection works onboard and on shore.
Your plan includes 500MB per day of high speed data, plus unlimited messaging, rideshare, maps, and email.
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 Jupiter, Viking Mars, Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Vela, Viking Mira, and Viking Astrea. The Viking Sea, Viking Venus, Viking Lyra, Viking Libra, and Viking Vega sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.
More dates on the Viking Vesta
- Dec 2 Wed, 2026 $2,799 $400/day
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Jan 13 Wed, 2027 This sailing
- Mar 18 Thu, 2027 $3,499 $500/day
The same route on other Viking Ocean Cruises ships
- Nov 7 Sat, 2026 · Viking Star $5,799 $828/day
- Nov 14 Sat, 2026 · Viking Saturn $3,699 $528/day
- Dec 15 Tue, 2026 · Viking Neptune $2,899 $414/day
- Jan 6 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $2,399 $343/day
- Mar 3 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $3,199 $457/day
- Apr 24 Sat, 2027 · Viking Mars $4,999 $714/day
- May 14 Fri, 2027 · Viking Neptune $5,499 $786/day
- Jul 24 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $4,199 $600/day
- Sep 18 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $6,499 $928/day
- Oct 16 Sat, 2027 · Viking Jupiter $5,999 $857/day
- Oct 24 Sun, 2027 · Viking Astrea $4,999 $714/day
- Jan 18 Tue, 2028 · Viking Vela $2,699 $386/day
- Feb 24 Thu, 2028 · Viking Mira $3,199 $457/day
- Mar 28 Tue, 2028 · Viking Mars $4,299 $614/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 $5,199 $743/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 Nov 3, 2026