--- type: cruise schema_type: TouristTrip id: 2917aa7e-0f28-4463-9846-a452346076b1 slug: 2213289 voyage_code: OST261024B cruise_line: Viking ship: Viking Star departure_date: return_date: nights: 21 embarkation_port: Barcelona, Spain disembarkation_port: Athens (Piraeus), Greece starting_price_usd: None bookable: false last_updated: 2026-05-05T05:17:09Z --- # Iconic Mediterranean Treasures from Barcelona > Viking · Viking Star · Oct 24 – Nov 7   (21 nights) ## Quick Facts | Attribute | Value | |-----------|-------| | **Cruise Line** | Viking | | **Ship** | Viking Star | | **Duration** | 21 nights | | **Departure Date** | N/A | | **Return Date** | N/A | | **Embarkation Port** | Barcelona, Spain | | **Disembarkation Port** | Athens (Piraeus), Greece | | **Starting Price** | N/A USD per person | | **Voyage Code** | OST261024B | ## Itinerary ### Day 1: Barcelona, Spain **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, is known for its art and architecture. The fantastical Sagrada Família church and other modernist landmarks designed by Antoni Gaudí dot the city. Museu Picasso and Fundació Joan Miró feature modern art by their namesakes. City history museum MUHBA, includes several Roman archaeological sites. ### Day 2: Barcelona, Spain **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, is known for its art and architecture. The fantastical Sagrada Família church and other modernist landmarks designed by Antoni Gaudí dot the city. Museu Picasso and Fundació Joan Miró feature modern art by their namesakes. City history museum MUHBA, includes several Roman archaeological sites. ### Day 3: Sete, France **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 4: Marseille, France **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Marseille, a port city in southern France, has been a crossroads of immigration and trade since its founding by the Greeks circa 600 B.C. At its heart is the Vieux-Port (Old Port), where fishmongers sell their catch along the boat-lined quay. Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde is a Romanesque-Byzantine church. Modern landmarks include Le Corbusier’s influential Cité Radieuse complex and Zaha Hadid’s CMA CGM Tower ### Day 5: Monte Carlo, Monaco **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM The chic city of Monte Carlo in the petite kingdom of Monaco boasts some of the world’s most exclusive shopping and a beautiful old port. A fairy-tale aura has settled on this glittering city of the Grimaldi family, perhaps nowhere more elegantly than at the Prince’s Palace, where the late American actress-turned-princess Grace Kelly presided with Prince Rainier III. Monte Carlo’s medieval quarter perches on “The Rock,” an escarpment at the foot of the Maritime Alps, and offers spectac... ### Day 6: Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Italy **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture. One of its most iconic sights is the Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and a bell tower by Giotto. The Galleria dell'Accademia displays Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. The Uffizi Gallery exhibits Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and da Vinci’s “Annunciation.” ### Day 7: Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Italy **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture. One of its most iconic sights is the Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and a bell tower by Giotto. The Galleria dell'Accademia displays Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. The Uffizi Gallery exhibits Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and da Vinci’s “Annunciation.” ### Day 8: Rome, (Civitavecchia), Italy **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Rome is the capital city and a special comune of Italy, as well as the capital of the Lazio region. The city has been a major human settlement for almost three millennia. With 2,860,009 residents in 1,285 km², it is also the country's most populated comune. ### Day 9: Naples, Italy **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Naples, a city in southern Italy, sits on the Bay of Naples. Nearby is Mount Vesuvius, the still-active volcano that destroyed nearby Roman town Pompeii. Dating to the 2nd millennium B.C., Naples has centuries of important art and architecture. The city's cathedral, the Duomo di San Gennaro, is filled with frescoes. Other major landmarks include the lavish Royal Palace and Castel Nuovo, a 13th-century castle ### Day 10: Sicily (Messina), Italy **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Sicily has been shaped by countless civilizations, from Greek to Byzantine to Roman. When it fell under Spain’s purview in the 17th century, it was celebrated as one of Europe’s ten great cities. Surrounded by undulating mountains, orange and olive groves and vineyards are plentiful. During World War II, Messina was the destination of the unofficial “Race to Messina” between US General Patton and British Field Marshall Montgomery. In the end, Patton arrived just hours before his British ... ### Day 11: Ionian Sea Cruising **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 12: Crete (Souda Bay) **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Crete, Greece's largest island, is known for its varied terrain, which ranges from fine-sand beaches at Elafonisi to the White Mountains. Mt. Ida, the tallest of the range, is home to the Ideon Cave, which was the birthplace of Zeus, according to Greek mythology. The capital, Heraklion, is home to the renowned Heraklion Archaeological Museum, housing Minoan artifacts, and Knossos, a Bronze Age settlement. ### Day 13: Ephesus (Kusadasi) **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Ephesus is an ancient city in Turkey’s Central Aegean region, near modern-day Selçuk. Its excavated remains reflect centuries of history, from classical Greece to the Roman Empire – when it was the Mediterranean’s main commercial center – to the spread of Christianity. Paved streets wind past squares, baths and monumental ruins. The Temple of Hadrian was built before 138 A.D. for Emperor Hadrian’s visit ### Day 14: Athens (Piraeus), Greece **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Athens is the capital of Greece. It was also at the heart of Ancient Greece, a powerful civilization and empire. The city is still dominated by 5th-century BC landmarks, including the Acropolis, a hilltop citadel topped with ancient buildings like the colonnaded Parthenon temple. The Acropolis Museum, along with the National Archaeological Museum, preserves sculptures, vases, jewelry and more from Ancient ### Day 15: Athens (Piraeus), Greece **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Athens is the capital of Greece. It was also at the heart of Ancient Greece, a powerful civilization and empire. The city is still dominated by 5th-century BC landmarks, including the Acropolis, a hilltop citadel topped with ancient buildings like the colonnaded Parthenon temple. The Acropolis Museum, along with the National Archaeological Museum, preserves sculptures, vases, jewelry and more from Ancient ## Pricing Prices shown are per person based on double occupancy in USD. | Cabin Type | Starting Price | |------------|----------------| | Pricing | Contact for latest fares | ## Cabin Options ### Balcony Cabins **Deluxe Veranda** (Code: DV4) Size including veranda: 270 sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 2:00 p.m. stateroom access 1 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 60 days prior Priority shore excursion reservations: 67 days prior Priority booking of spa treatments: 60 days prior Mini-bar with soft drinks, water... **Deluxe Veranda** (Code: DV2) Size including veranda: 270 sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 2:00 p.m. stateroom access 1 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 60 days prior Priority shore excursion reservations: 67 days prior Priority booking of spa treatments: 60 days prior Mini-bar with soft drinks, water... **Deluxe Veranda** (Code: DV6) Size including veranda: 270 sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 2:00 p.m. stateroom access 1 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 60 days prior Priority shore excursion reservations: 67 days prior Priority booking of spa treatments: 60 days prior Mini-bar with soft drinks, water... **Deluxe Veranda** (Code: DV5) Size including veranda: 270 sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 2:00 p.m. stateroom access 1 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 60 days prior Priority shore excursion reservations: 67 days prior Priority booking of spa treatments: 60 days prior Mini-bar with soft drinks, water... **Deluxe Veranda** (Code: DV1) Size including veranda: 270 sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 2:00 p.m. stateroom access 1 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 60 days prior Priority shore excursion reservations: 67 days prior Priority booking of spa treatments: 60 days prior Mini-bar with soft drinks, water... **Penthouse Veranda** (Code: PV2) Penthouse Veranda Size including veranda: 338 sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 1:00 p.m. stateroom access 2 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 70 days prior Priority shore excursion reservations: 77 days prior Priority booking of spa treatments: 70 days prior Mini-bar with ... **Veranda** (Code: V1) Veranda Size including veranda: 270 sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 3:00 p.m. stateroom access Shore excursion reservations: 60 days prior Luxury robes, slippers & premium Freyja toiletries Large bathroom with oversize glass-enclosed walk-in shower, heated bathroom floor & anti-fog mirrors Spacious c... **Penthouse Veranda** (Code: PV3) Penthouse Veranda Size including veranda: 338 sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 1:00 p.m. stateroom access 2 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 70 days prior Priority shore excursion reservations: 77 days prior Priority booking of spa treatments: 70 days prior Mini-bar with ... **Veranda** (Code: V2) Veranda Size including veranda: 270 sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 3:00 p.m. stateroom access Shore excursion reservations: 60 days prior Luxury robes, slippers & premium Freyja toiletries Large bathroom with oversize glass-enclosed walk-in shower, heated bathroom floor & anti-fog mirrors Spacious c... **Deluxe Veranda** (Code: DV3) Size including veranda: 270 sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 2:00 p.m. stateroom access 1 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 60 days prior Priority shore excursion reservations: 67 days prior Priority booking of spa treatments: 60 days prior Mini-bar with soft drinks, water... **Penthouse Veranda** (Code: PV1) Penthouse Veranda Size including veranda: 338 sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 1:00 p.m. stateroom access 2 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 70 days prior Priority shore excursion reservations: 77 days prior Priority booking of spa treatments: 70 days prior Mini-bar with ... ### Suite Cabins **Penthouse Junior Suite** (Code: PS2) Penthouse Junior Suite Size including veranda: 405 sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 11:00 a.m. priority stateroom access 3 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 80 days prior Priority shore excursion reservations: 87 days prior Priority booking of spa treatments: 80 days prior... **Explorer Suite** (Code: ES2) Explorer Suite Size including veranda: 757+ sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 11:00 a.m. priority stateroom access 3 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 90 days prior Priority shore excursion reservations: 97 days prior Priority booking of spa treatments: 90 days prior Mini-b... **Penthouse Junior Suite** (Code: PS1) Penthouse Junior Suite Size including veranda: 405 sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 11:00 a.m. priority stateroom access 3 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 80 days prior Priority shore excursion reservations: 87 days prior Priority booking of spa treatments: 80 days prior... **Owner's Suite** (Code: OS) Owner's Suite Everything a standard veranda room includes, plus the following: Largest suite on board: 1,448 sq. ft. including expansive veranda (multi-room suite) 4 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 107 days prior First priority shore excursion reservations: 107 days pr... **Explorer Suite** (Code: ES1) Explorer Suite Size including veranda: 757+ sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 11:00 a.m. priority stateroom access 3 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 90 days prior Priority shore excursion reservations: 97 days prior Priority booking of spa treatments: 90 days prior Mini-b... **Explorer Suite** (Code: ES3) Explorer Suite Size including veranda: 757+ sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 11:00 a.m. priority stateroom access 3 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 90 days prior Priority shore excursion reservations: 97 days prior Priority booking of spa treatments: 90 days prior Mini-b... **Penthouse Junior Suite** (Code: PS3) Penthouse Junior Suite Size including veranda: 405 sq. ft. 11:00 a.m. embarkation 11:00 a.m. priority stateroom access 3 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant: 80 days prior Priority shore excursion reservations: 87 days prior Priority booking of spa treatments: 80 days prior... ## Ship Information ### Viking Star Expand your horizons on this comfortable, award-winning ship, intimate and thoughtfully created by experienced nautical architects and designers to enrich your interaction with your destination in every way. #### Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Passenger Capacity | 930 | | Crew | 465 | | Gross Tonnage | 47,800.0 | | Length | 745.0 ft | | Total Cabins | 0 | ## Ports of Call ### Barcelona, Spain *Coordinates: 41.3926, 2.07015* Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, is known for its art and architecture. The fantastical Sagrada Família church and other modernist landmarks designed by Antoni Gaudí dot the city. Museu Picasso and Fundació Joan Miró feature modern art by their namesakes. City history museum MUHBA, includes several Roman archaeological sites. ### Sete, France *Coordinates: 43.4017, 3.69661* ### Marseille, France *Coordinates: 43.2976, 5.38104* Marseille, a port city in southern France, has been a crossroads of immigration and trade since its founding by the Greeks circa 600 B.C. At its heart is the Vieux-Port (Old Port), where fishmongers sell their catch along the boat-lined quay. Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde is a Romanesque-Byzantine church. Modern landmarks include Le Corbusier’s influential Cité Radieuse complex and Zaha Hadi... ### Monte Carlo, Monaco The chic city of Monte Carlo in the petite kingdom of Monaco boasts some of the world’s most exclusive shopping and a beautiful old port. A fairy-tale aura has settled on this glittering city of the Grimaldi family, perhaps nowhere more elegantly than at the Prince’s Palace, where the late American actress-turned-princess Grace Kelly presided with Prince Rainier III. Monte Carlo’s medieval q... ### Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Italy *Coordinates: 43.5485, 10.3106* Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture. One of its most iconic sights is the Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and a bell tower by Giotto. The Galleria dell'Accademia displays Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. The Uffizi Gallery exhibits Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” an... ### Rome, (Civitavecchia), Italy *Coordinates: 42.1062, 11.7757* Rome is the capital city and a special comune of Italy, as well as the capital of the Lazio region. The city has been a major human settlement for almost three millennia. With 2,860,009 residents in 1,285 km², it is also the country's most populated comune. ### Naples, Italy *Coordinates: 40.84, 14.2529* Naples, a city in southern Italy, sits on the Bay of Naples. Nearby is Mount Vesuvius, the still-active volcano that destroyed nearby Roman town Pompeii. Dating to the 2nd millennium B.C., Naples has centuries of important art and architecture. The city's cathedral, the Duomo di San Gennaro, is filled with frescoes. Other major landmarks include the lavish Royal Palace and Castel Nuovo, a 13th-cen... ### Sicily (Messina), Italy *Coordinates: 38.1922, 15.5567* Sicily has been shaped by countless civilizations, from Greek to Byzantine to Roman. When it fell under Spain’s purview in the 17th century, it was celebrated as one of Europe’s ten great cities. Surrounded by undulating mountains, orange and olive groves and vineyards are plentiful. During World War II, Messina was the destination of the unofficial “Race to Messina” between US General Pat... ### Ionian Sea Cruising ### Crete (Souda Bay) *Coordinates: 35.53, 24.148* Crete, Greece's largest island, is known for its varied terrain, which ranges from fine-sand beaches at Elafonisi to the White Mountains. Mt. Ida, the tallest of the range, is home to the Ideon Cave, which was the birthplace of Zeus, according to Greek mythology. The capital, Heraklion, is home to the renowned Heraklion Archaeological Museum, housing Minoan artifacts, and Knossos, a Bronze Age set... ### Ephesus (Kusadasi) *Coordinates: 37.8587, 27.2594* Ephesus is an ancient city in Turkey’s Central Aegean region, near modern-day Selçuk. Its excavated remains reflect centuries of history, from classical Greece to the Roman Empire – when it was the Mediterranean’s main commercial center – to the spread of Christianity. Paved streets wind past squares, baths and monumental ruins. The Temple of Hadrian was built before 138 A.D. for Emperor ... ### Athens (Piraeus), Greece *Coordinates: 37.9792, 23.7166* Athens is the capital of Greece. It was also at the heart of Ancient Greece, a powerful civilization and empire. The city is still dominated by 5th-century BC landmarks, including the Acropolis, a hilltop citadel topped with ancient buildings like the colonnaded Parthenon temple. The Acropolis Museum, along with the National Archaeological Museum, preserves sculptures, vases, jewelry and more from... ## Booking Information - **Book This Cruise:** https://cruisepirate.ai/cruise/2213289 - **Compare Prices:** CruisePirate compares prices across multiple booking channels - **Price Alerts:** Set up alerts for price drops on this sailing - **Support:** Contact our AI-powered cruise assistant for personalized recommendations ### Why Book with CruisePirate? - Real-time price comparison across booking channels - AI-powered cruise recommendations - Transparent pricing with no hidden fees - Expert cruise search and filtering --- ## Technical Metadata - **Canonical URL:** https://cruisepirate.ai/cruise/2213289 - **Markdown URL:** https://cruisepirate.ai/cruise/2213289.md - **API Endpoint:** https://cruisepirate.ai/api/cruises/2213289/ - **Primary Image:** https://images.cruisepirate.ai/v3/static/cruise-lines/viking/viking-star/other/76808.webp - **Data Source:** CruisePirate Cruise Database - **Last Updated:** 2026-05-05 05:17:09 UTC