7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Vesta
Settle in for seven nights of refreshing sailing on the Mediterranean when you step aboard the Viking Vesta from Athens to Istanbul.
With this sailing you'll experience common cities such as Piraeus in addition to rare cities such as Canakkale. This is a frequent route for the Viking Vesta, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.
The price is the total price for a balcony cabin, including meals, entertainment, taxes, and fees.
The Viking Vesta
Based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built just one year ago in 2025, more than 900 people can travel on this highly-rated Vela class vessel.
The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises delights guests with a gym, a jacuzzi, and a spa.
- Ship class
- Vela
- Built
- 2025
- Guests
- 998
- Crew
- 465
- Length
- 781 ft
- Passenger decks
- 10
Your Itinerary
This cruise is made up of zero sea days and six port days. Highlights include long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası plus visits to once-in-a-lifetime stops like Canakkale.
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Book Your Cruise
Since being listed seventeen months ago, The price of this cruise has varied between $3,499 and $4,199 for a balcony room, including taxes and port charges. Right now this sailing is at an all time low, so reserve your balcony cabin 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 as well as 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
- Jan 13 Wed, 2027 $2,399 $343/day
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Mar 18 Thu, 2027 This sailing
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