7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Vesta
Prepare yourself for seven nights of leisurely cruising around the Mediterranean when you set sail with the Viking Vesta from Istanbul to Athens.
With this cruise you will stop at favorite stops such as Piraeus plus very uncommon stops such as Canakkale. This route is an unusual one for the Viking Vesta, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.
The price is the total you pay for a balcony cabin, no surprises at checkout.
The Viking Vesta
The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises, based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built just one year ago in 2025, is a highly-rated Vela class vessel that can carry comfortably over 900 guests.
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 cruise spends six days in port and zero days at sea. High points include long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası as well as visits to extremely rare ports like Canakkale.
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Book Your Cruise
Since being listed seventeen months ago, The price of a balcony room on this itinerary has fluctuated between $2,499 and $2,999 inclusive of taxes and port fees. Today this itinerary is at an all time low, so secure your balcony cabin now before it moves upwards.
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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 Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Vela, Viking Mira, and Viking Astrea. The Viking Sky, Viking Libra, Viking Mars, Viking Jupiter, Viking Sea, Viking Venus, Viking Lyra, and Viking Vega sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.
More dates on the Viking Vesta
- Dec 9 Wed, 2026 $2,899 $414/day
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Jan 20 Wed, 2027 This sailing
- Mar 25 Thu, 2027 $4,299 $614/day
The same route on other Viking Ocean Cruises ships
- Nov 14 Sat, 2026 · Viking Star $3,424 $489/day
- Nov 21 Sat, 2026 · Viking Saturn $3,399 $486/day
- Dec 22 Tue, 2026 · Viking Neptune $3,149 $450/day
- Jan 13 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $3,399 $486/day
- Mar 10 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $3,799 $543/day
- May 1 Sat, 2027 · Viking Mars $5,999 $857/day
- May 21 Fri, 2027 · Viking Neptune $5,799 $828/day
- Jul 31 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $3,999 $571/day
- Sep 25 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $6,499 $928/day
- Oct 23 Sat, 2027 · Viking Jupiter $4,999 $714/day
- Oct 31 Sun, 2027 · Viking Astrea $4,499 $643/day
- Jan 5 Wed, 2028 · Viking Mira $2,699 $386/day
- Jan 25 Tue, 2028 · Viking Vela $2,999 $428/day
- Mar 2 Thu, 2028 · Viking Mira $4,299 $614/day
- Apr 4 Tue, 2028 · Viking Mars $5,199 $743/day
- Apr 13 Thu, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,999 $714/day
- Aug 19 Sat, 2028 · Viking Jupiter $4,399 $628/day
- Oct 11 Wed, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,999 $714/day
- Oct 20 Fri, 2028 · Viking Lyra $4,799 $686/day
- Nov 1 Wed, 2028 · Viking Libra $4,599 $657/day
- Nov 15 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $3,999 $571/day
- Dec 27 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $2,999 $428/day
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Data as of Nov 3, 2026