Step aboard the Viking Vesta and prepare for seven nights of refreshing sailing across the sea from Istanbul to Athens!
While aboard this trip you will stop at favorite cities like Athens as well as rare cities like Canakkale. This is a frequent route for the Viking Vesta, But this is the least expensive sailing.
We include all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in the price, so there are no surprises at checkout. Especially exciting is that right now you can reserve a balcony balcony stateroom for the price of an interior balcony stateroom!
The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises, based in Europe and built just one year ago in 2025, is a highly-rated Ocean class vessel that can carry comfortably over 900 guests.
The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises offers a gym, a spa, and a jacuzzi.
This itinerary consists of zero sea days and six port days. High points include visits to extremely rare stops like Canakkale.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 20 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Thu, Jan 21 | 5:00pm | ||
| Fri, Jan 22 | Canakkale, Turkey | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Jan 23 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Jan 24 | Rhodes, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Jan 25 | Crete, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Jan 26 | Athens, Greece | 9:00am | |
| Wed, Jan 27 |
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 displays the price over time for the various classes of cabin. Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The price of a balcony cabin on this cruise has varied between $2,599 and $2,999 inclusive of $0 in taxes and port fees. Now this cruise is at its lowest price, so reserve your balcony cabin now before it moves upwards.
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026