Prepare yourself for seven nights of luxurious cruising across the sea when you set sail with the Viking Vesta from Istanbul to Athens.
With this trip you'll tour through favorite stops such as Athens as well as rare stops such as Canakkale. This is a common route for the Viking Vesta, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.
This includes all all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees. No surprises at checkout! Especially exciting is that today you can get a balcony balcony room for the price of an interior one!
Based in Europe and built less than one year ago in 2025, more than 900 guests can cruise comfortably on this highly-rated Ocean class cruise ship.
The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises delights guests with a gym, a jacuzzi, and a spa.
This sailing consists of six port days and zero sea days. High points include visits to very uncommon cities like Canakkale.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Dec 9 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Thu, Dec 10 | 5:00pm | ||
| Fri, Dec 11 | Canakkale, Turkey | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Dec 12 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Dec 13 | Rhodes, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Dec 14 | Crete, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Dec 15 | Athens, Greece | 9:00am | |
| Wed, Dec 16 |
The Viking Vesta sails this route three times this year as well as two times next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Sky, Viking Sea, Viking Jupiter, 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.
The accompanying graph shows the cost over time for the various types of cabin. Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The cost of this cruise has varied between $2,299 and $2,999 for a balcony room, inclusive of $0 in taxes and port charges. Right now this sailing is only $300 higher than the all time low of $2,299 so reserve your balcony cabin now before it goes up.
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026