7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures

Viking Sky

This 7-night Mediterranean (Eastern) cruise aboard the Viking Sky by Viking Ocean Cruises sails from Athens (Piraeus) to Istanbul, departing October 14, 2026, calling at Heraklion, Rhodes Island, Ephesus (Kusadasi), Canakkale, and returns October 21, 2026. Cabin prices start from $9,199 per person.

Days
7 nights
Departs
Oct 14, 2026
Ports
6
Returns
Oct 21, 2026
Sea days
2
Distance
704nm
Itinerary
Embark Port Sea
Day 1
Oct 14
Embark
Athens (Piraeus), Greece

Athens cruise port is in Piraeus, a busy port city about 10 kilometers southwest of central Athens. Piraeus is its own city, not just a terminal, and it handles cruise ships, island ferries, and commercial traffic all at once.

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Day 2
Oct 15
At Sea
Day 4
Oct 17
Rhodes Island, Greece

Rhodes is the largest of Greece's Dodecanese islands, sitting in the far southeastern Aegean Sea just 18 kilometers from the Turkish coast. The Rhodes cruise port is in the city of Rhodes on the island's northern tip, where ships dock right next to one of the best-preserved medieval old towns in Europe.

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Day 5
Oct 18
Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey

Kusadasi cruise port is Turkey's busiest and the primary gateway to Ephesus, one of the most significant ancient Greek and Roman cities in the world. The port sits on Turkey's central Aegean coast, about 95 kilometers south of Izmir, with ships docking at the Ege Ports cruise terminal right in the middle of town.

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Day 7
Oct 20
At Sea
Day 8
Oct 21
Disembark
Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul cruise port is one of the most extraordinary arrivals in the world. Ships sail up the Bosphorus Strait between Europe and Asia, past Ottoman palaces and Byzantine ruins, and dock at Galataport, the underground cruise terminal in the Karaköy neighborhood right in the center of the city.

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Distance
≈ 704nm
At sea
2 of 7 nights
Type
One-way
Price history

Balcony cabin

$9,199▲ $1,900 (26%) vs Mar 9
Low
$6,799
High
$9,199
Average
$7,399
Vs avg
+24%
$6,559$7,279$7,999$8,719$9,439Mar 9Jun 17Sep 26$7,299 · Mar 9$7,099 · Mar 10$7,299 · Mar 11$6,999 · Mar 15$7,099 · Mar 17$6,999 · Mar 21$6,799 · Apr 7$6,899 · Jul 22$6,999 · Aug 2$6,899 · Aug 5$9,199 · Sep 4$9,199 · Sep 26

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$9,199/person
Incl. taxes & port fees
Checked 2 days ago · Sep 26
Last change Sep 4: $6,899 → $9,199 (+$2,300)
Balcony
$1314/night
$9,199
Mini-Suite
$1443/night
$10,099
Suite
$1857/night
$12,999

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Viking Sky
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Viking Sky
Viking Ocean Cruises · Built 2017
Passengers
930
Tonnage
47,842
Length
228m
Crew
550
Onboard
PoolHot TubSpaFitness CenterSaunaSteam RoomThermal SuiteHair SalonTheaterPiano BarObservation LoungeYoga Studio
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