--- type: cruise schema_type: TouristTrip id: 43e39b04-ae81-47a2-8f46-37aeef59a5c1 slug: 2254394 voyage_code: OSK271021A cruise_line: Viking ship: Viking Sky departure_date: return_date: nights: 14 embarkation_port: Venice disembarkation_port: Rome, (Civitavecchia), Italy starting_price_usd: 9798.0 bookable: false last_updated: 2026-05-05T09:11:15Z --- # Iconic Adriatic Antiquities Venice to Rome (Civitavecchia) > Viking · Viking Sky · Oct 21 – Nov 4, 2027   (14 nights) ## Quick Facts | Attribute | Value | |-----------|-------| | **Cruise Line** | Viking | | **Ship** | Viking Sky | | **Duration** | 14 nights | | **Departure Date** | N/A | | **Return Date** | N/A | | **Embarkation Port** | Venice | | **Disembarkation Port** | Rome, (Civitavecchia), Italy | | **Starting Price** | 9,798 USD per person | | **Voyage Code** | OSK271021A | ## Itinerary ### Day 1: Venice **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Venice, the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It has no roads, just canals – including the Grand Canal thoroughfare – lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces. The central square, Piazza San Marco, contains St. Mark’s Basilica, which is tiled with Byzantine mosaics, and the Campanile bell tower offering views of the city’s red roofs. ### Day 2: Venice **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Venice, the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It has no roads, just canals – including the Grand Canal thoroughfare – lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces. The central square, Piazza San Marco, contains St. Mark’s Basilica, which is tiled with Byzantine mosaics, and the Campanile bell tower offering views of the city’s red roofs. ### Day 3: Split, Croatia **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Split is Croatia's second-largest city and the largest city in the Dalmatia region. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea and is spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings ### Day 4: Dubrovnik **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Dubrovnik is a city in southern Croatia fronting the Adriatic Sea. It's known for its distinctive Old Town, encircled with massive stone walls completed in the 16th century. Its well-preserved buildings range from baroque St. Blaise Church to Renaissance Sponza Palace and Gothic Rector’s Palace, now a history museum. Paved with limestone, the pedestrianized Stradun (or Placa) is lined with shops and restaurants. ### Day 5: Kotor **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM The Bay of Kotor, also known as the Boka, is the winding bay of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Montenegro and the region of Montenegro concentrated around the bay. It is also the southernmost part of the historical region of Dalmatia. The bay has been inhabited since antiquity. ### Day 6: Corfu (Kerkyra), Greece **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Corfu Town is the capital of the Greek island of Corfu, in the Ionian Sea. It’s known for its cobblestone streets and pastel-colored Venetian architecture. To the west, the Venetian-built New Fortress has a network of tunnels underneath and views over the harbor. The 15th-century Old Fortress overlooks the town from the east and features a small chapel and mosaics. The Esplanade is a landscaped park near the water ### Day 7: Olympia (Katakolon), Greece **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Olympia is an ancient site on Greece's Peloponnese peninsula that hosted the original Olympic Games, founded in the 8th century B.C. Its extensive ruins include athletic training areas, a stadium and temples dedicated to the gods Hera and Zeus. The Archaeological Museum of Olympia exhibits finds from the site, including a statue of Hermes attributed to the sculptor Praxiteles. ### Day 8: 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 9: 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 10: 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 11: 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 12: Ionian Sea Cruising **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 13: 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 comrade,... ### Day 14: 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 15: 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. ## Pricing Prices shown are per person based on double occupancy in USD. | Cabin Type | Starting Price | |------------|----------------| | Balcony | $9,798 | | Suite | $14,798 | ## Cabin Options ### Balcony Cabins **Deluxe Veranda** (Code: DV3) 11:00 a.m. embarkation 2:00 p.m. priority stateroom access Priority shore excursion reservations 1 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant (60 days prior to departure) Priority main dining room reservations (60 days prior to departure) King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxury ... **Veranda** (Code: V2) 11:00 a.m. embarkation 3:00 p.m. priority stateroom access King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxury linens Large flat-screen LCD TV Luxury toiletries Direct dial satellite phone & cell service Security safe, hair dryer, 110/220 volt outlets Wi-Fi Interactive TV & movies-on-demand 24-hour room servi... **Penthouse Veranda** (Code: PV1) 11:00 a.m. embarkation 1:00 p.m. priority stateroom access Priority shore excursion reservations 2 guaranteed priority reservations at each speciality restaurant (70 days prior to departure) Priority main dining room reservations (70 days prior to departure) King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxury... **Deluxe Veranda** (Code: DV6) 11:00 a.m. embarkation 2:00 p.m. priority stateroom access Priority shore excursion reservations 1 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant (60 days prior to departure) Priority main dining room reservations (60 days prior to departure) King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxury ... **Deluxe Veranda** (Code: DV2) 11:00 a.m. embarkation 2:00 p.m. priority stateroom access Priority shore excursion reservations 1 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant (60 days prior to departure) Priority main dining room reservations (60 days prior to departure) King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxury ... **Penthouse Veranda** (Code: PV2) 11:00 a.m. embarkation 1:00 p.m. priority stateroom access Priority shore excursion reservations 2 guaranteed priority reservations at each speciality restaurant (70 days prior to departure) Priority main dining room reservations (70 days prior to departure) King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxury... **Veranda** (Code: V1) 11:00 a.m. embarkation 3:00 p.m. priority stateroom access King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxury linens Large flat-screen LCD TV Luxury toiletries Direct dial satellite phone & cell service Security safe, hair dryer, 110/220 volt outlets Wi-Fi Interactive TV & movies-on-demand 24-hour room servi... **Deluxe Veranda** (Code: DV1) 11:00 a.m. embarkation 2:00 p.m. priority stateroom access Priority shore excursion reservations 1 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant (60 days prior to departure) Priority main dining room reservations (60 days prior to departure) King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxury ... ### Suite Cabins **Explorer Suite** (Code: ES3) 11:00 a.m. embarkation 11:00 a.m. priority stateroom access Priority shore excursion reservations 3 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant (90 days prior to departure) Priority main dining room reservations (90 days prior to departure) King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxury... **Explorer Suite** (Code: OS) 11:00 a.m. embarkation 11:00 a.m. priority stateroom access Priority shore excursion reservations 3 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant (90 days prior to departure) Priority main dining room reservations (90 days prior to departure) King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxury... **Penthouse Junior Suite** (Code: PS1) 11:00 a.m. embarkation 11:00 a.m. priority stateroom access Priority shore excursion reservations 3 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant (80 days prior to departure) Priority main dining room reservations (80 days prior to departure) King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxury... **Penthouse Junior Suite** (Code: PS2) 11:00 a.m. embarkation 11:00 a.m. priority stateroom access Priority shore excursion reservations 3 guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant (80 days prior to departure) Priority main dining room reservations (80 days prior to departure) King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxury... ## Ship Information ### Viking Sky 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 | 0.0 ft | | Total Cabins | 0 | ## Ports of Call ### Venice *Coordinates: 45.4343, 12.3388* Venice, the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It has no roads, just canals – including the Grand Canal thoroughfare – lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces. The central square, Piazza San Marco, contains St. Mark’s Basilica, which is tiled with Byzantine mosaics, and the Campanile bell tower offering views of the... ### Split, Croatia *Coordinates: 43.5069, 16.4424* Split is Croatia's second-largest city and the largest city in the Dalmatia region. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea and is spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings ### Dubrovnik *Coordinates: 42.6418, 18.1065* Dubrovnik is a city in southern Croatia fronting the Adriatic Sea. It's known for its distinctive Old Town, encircled with massive stone walls completed in the 16th century. Its well-preserved buildings range from baroque St. Blaise Church to Renaissance Sponza Palace and Gothic Rector’s Palace, now a history museum. Paved with limestone, the pedestrianized Stradun (or Placa) is lined with shops a... ### Kotor *Coordinates: 42.326, 18.6767* The Bay of Kotor, also known as the Boka, is the winding bay of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Montenegro and the region of Montenegro concentrated around the bay. It is also the southernmost part of the historical region of Dalmatia. The bay has been inhabited since antiquity. ### Corfu (Kerkyra), Greece *Coordinates: 39.6178, 19.9196* Corfu Town is the capital of the Greek island of Corfu, in the Ionian Sea. It’s known for its cobblestone streets and pastel-colored Venetian architecture. To the west, the Venetian-built New Fortress has a network of tunnels underneath and views over the harbor. The 15th-century Old Fortress overlooks the town from the east and features a small chapel and mosaics. The Esplanade is a landscaped pa... ### Olympia (Katakolon), Greece *Coordinates: 37.6522, 21.3166* Olympia is an ancient site on Greece's Peloponnese peninsula that hosted the original Olympic Games, founded in the 8th century B.C. Its extensive ruins include athletic training areas, a stadium and temples dedicated to the gods Hera and Zeus. The Archaeological Museum of Olympia exhibits finds from the site, including a statue of Hermes attributed to the sculptor Praxiteles. ### 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... ### 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 Hadrian’s... ### 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... ### Ionian Sea Cruising ### 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 Patton and ... ### 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... ### 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. ## Booking Information - **Book This Cruise:** https://cruisepirate.ai/cruise/2254394 - **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/2254394 - **Markdown URL:** https://cruisepirate.ai/cruise/2254394.md - **API Endpoint:** https://cruisepirate.ai/api/cruises/2254394/ - **Primary Image:** https://images.cruisepirate.ai/v3/static/cruise-lines/viking/viking-sky/other/76807.webp - **Data Source:** CruisePirate Cruise Database - **Last Updated:** 2026-05-05 09:11:15 UTC