7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Vesta
Prepare yourself for seven nights of refreshing travel around the Mediterranean when you step aboard the Viking Vesta from Istanbul to Athens.
While aboard this cruise you'll call on common cities like Piraeus in addition to once-in-a-lifetime cities like Canakkale. This route is a special one for the Viking Vesta, But this is the best deal on it.
This 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 only one year ago in 2025, more than 900 travelers can cruise comfortably on this top-rated Vela class vessel.
The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises delights guests with a jacuzzi, a spa, and a gym.
- Ship class
- Vela
- Built
- 2025
- Guests
- 998
- Crew
- 465
- Length
- 781 ft
- Passenger decks
- 10
Your Itinerary
This itinerary includes zero days at sea and six days in port. Major features include long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası in addition to visits to extremely rare ports like Canakkale.
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Book Your Cruise
Since being listed seventeen months ago, The cost of this cruise has varied between $2,499 and $2,999 for a balcony room, inclusive of taxes and port fees. Now this cruise is at its lowest price, so secure your balcony stateroom 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 in addition to 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