Settle in for seven nights of luxurious sailing across the sea when you join the Viking Vesta from Athens to Rome.
While aboard this cruise you will stop in favorite ports like Athens and Naples in addition to uncommon ports like Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina. This route is a common one for the Viking Vesta, But this is the least expensive sailing.
The price is the total price for a balcony cabin, including meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes. What makes this cruise amazing for a limited time you can get a balcony balcony stateroom for the price of an interior balcony stateroom!
More than 900 travelers can sail on this highly-rated Ocean class cruise ship, based in Europe and built only one year ago in 2025.
The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises offers guests a jacuzzi, a gym, and a spa.
This itinerary is made up of five port days and one sea day. Highlights include visits to uncommon cities like Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Dec 16 | Athens, Greece | ||
| Thu, Dec 17 | 5:00pm | ||
| Fri, Dec 18 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Dec 19 | Crete, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Dec 20 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Dec 21 | Messina, Sicily | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Dec 22 | Naples, Italy | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Dec 23 | Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome) | 9:00am |
The Viking Vesta sails this route once this year in addition to three times next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Sky, Viking Jupiter, Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Vela, Viking Mira, Viking Libra, 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.
This graph displays the price over time for each type of cabin. Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The price of a balcony room on this cruise has fluctuated between $2,299 and $2,799 including $0 in taxes and port fees. At only $200 more than the all time low of $2,299 today is a great time to lock in your balcony room
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Last Updated: Jun 4, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 4, 2026