Viking Vesta

Viking Ocean · Viking Ocean class · 2025

Viking Vesta measures 53,769 gross tons, with room for 998 guests. Viking Vesta sails 12-night cruises from Barcelona and moves to Civitavecchia in Nov 2026.

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Viking Vesta alongside at Barcelona on a sunny day, three-quarter bow view of her white hull with her name
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BuiltYear built
2025
TonnageGross tonnage
53,769
Decks
10
Cabins
499
Guests
998
998 at full occupancy
Crew
465

Viking Vesta cruise schedule

37 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 37 cruises

Where Viking Vesta sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Mediterranean, Black Sea, with more in the Ireland, UK, British Isles. Viking Vesta sails from Barcelona (Oct 2026 – May 2027), Civitavecchia (Nov 2026 – May 2027) and Venice (Nov 2026 – May 2027).

BarcelonaCivitavecchiaVenicePiraeusIstanbulReykjavíkBergenLondon (Tilbury)StockholmBelfastNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Viking Vesta visits

78 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Viking Vesta sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
24 h
median · 24 – 48 h
Port days
92%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
23
staying past midnight
Late departures
296
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 5 ports · 0 sea days6 nights6 cruises
  • 4 ports · 0 sea days5 nights5 cruises
  • 10 ports · 0 sea days12 nights3 cruises
  • 10 ports · 1 sea day12 nights3 cruises
  • 9 ports · 4 sea days15 nights2 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Viking Vesta specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Viking Ocean
Class
Viking Ocean class
Year built
2025
Status
In service
IMO
9852444
MMSI
257944000

Size

Gross tonnage
53,769 GT
Length
238.96 m
Beam
30.78 m
Decks
10
Cruising speed
20 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
998
Guests, full occupancy
998
Cabins
499
Crew
465
Guests per crew member
2.1
Space per guest
53.9 GT

How it compares

248th largest of 350 ships in service, shared with Viking Mira and Viking Vela

Gross tonnage

  • Viking Vesta53,769
  • Viking Ocean average50,792
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Viking Vesta998
  • Viking Ocean average962
  • All ships in service2,189

Viking Ocean class sister ships

Same design and size as Viking Vesta

See the Viking Ocean fleet

Also from Viking Ocean: Viking Neptune, Viking Jupiter, Viking Sea, Viking Sky, Viking Star

About Viking Vesta

Viking Vesta is a 53,769 GT Viking ocean ship built by Fincantieri in Ancona and delivered in 2025, the second of Viking's enlarged 998-guest ships. She carries 998 guests in all-veranda staterooms and was christened in Split, Croatia.