7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures

Viking Mars

This 7-night Mediterranean (Eastern) cruise aboard the Viking Mars by Viking Ocean Cruises sails from Athens (Piraeus) to Istanbul, departing April 24, 2027, calling at Heraklion, Rhodes Island, Ephesus (Kusadasi), Canakkale, and returns May 1, 2027. Cabin prices start from $5,799 per person.

Days
7 nights
Departs
Apr 24, 2027
Ports
6
Returns
May 1, 2027
Sea days
2
Distance
704nm
Itinerary
Embark Port Sea
Day 1
Apr 24
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
Apr 25
At Sea
Day 4
Apr 27
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
Apr 28
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
Apr 30
At Sea
Day 8
May 1
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

$5,799▲ $500 (9.4%) vs Mar 9
Low
$5,299
High
$5,899
Average
$5,663
Vs avg
+2%
$5,239$5,419$5,599$5,779$5,959Mar 9Jun 18Sep 27$5,299 · Mar 9$5,399 · Apr 13$5,299 · Apr 15$5,399 · Jun 6$5,899 · Jun 17$5,799 · Jul 3$5,899 · Jul 4$5,799 · Jul 7$5,899 · Jul 11$5,799 · Jul 15$5,799 · Sep 27

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Starting from
$5,799/person
Incl. taxes & port fees
Checked yesterday · Sep 27
Last change Jul 15: $5,899 → $5,799 (−$100)
Balcony
$828/night
$5,799
Mini-Suite
$1143/night
$7,999
Suite
$1771/night
$12,399

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Viking Mars
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Viking Mars
Viking Ocean Cruises · Viking Ocean class · Built 2022
Passengers
928
Tonnage
47,842
Length
228m
Crew
465
Onboard
PoolHot TubSpaThermal SuiteSteam RoomSaunaSnow GrottoFitness CenterHair SalonYoga StudioJogging TrackTheater
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