Quiet Season Mediterranean
The quiet season may be the best time to visit the Mediterranean, with fewer travelers, easier access to landmarks and easygoing interactions with locals. Plus, low-season airfares (along with Viking Inclusive Value) make fall and winter ideal for maximizing your travel dollar.
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Quiet Season Mediterranean
The quiet season may be the best time to visit the Mediterranean, with fewer travelers, easier access to landmarks and easygoing interactions with locals. Plus, low-season airfares (along with Viking Inclusive Value) make fall and winter ideal for maximizing your travel dollar.
Highlights of Quiet Season Mediterranean
For many travelers, fall and winter are the best times to visit the Mediterranean. The cities and villages of the coast put on a different face. Vineyards are put to bed after the harvest, the bustle has died down and the vast open squares of great cities can be seen in their more natural state: as an uncrowded gathering spot for locals, not for tourists. Visit in the quiet season and see the Mediterranean in a different light. Here are a few ways you will enjoy your journey:
- Take in the sites more fully at a more relaxed pace
- Linger at places that interest you, with fewer crowds to navigate
- Enjoy more comfortable touring in cooler air
- Celebrate a holiday in one of the world’s most appealing regions
- Delight to festive lights and markets during the holiday season
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- Alaska & the Inside Passage price based on 07 May 2026 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
- Ancient Adriatic Treasures price based on 15 December 2025 departure Deluxe Veranda Stateroom (DV6)
- Australia & New Zealand price based on 14 December 2025 departure Veranda Stateroom (V1)
- Best of China price based on 24 October 2024 departure Veranda Stateroom (V1)
- British Isles Explorer price based on 30 March 2026 departure Veranda Stateroom (V1)
- China Discovery price based on 24 October 2024 departure Veranda Stateroom (V1)
- Cities of Antiquity price based on 27 February 2025 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
- Classic China & the Coast price based on 24 October 2024 departure Veranda Stateroom (V1)
- Classic Panama Canal Passage price based on 10 December 2025 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
- Eastern Seaboard Explorer price based on 24 September 2026 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
- Empires of the Mediterranean price based on 30 December 2024 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
- Far Eastern Horizons price based on 11 May 2026 departure Veranda Stateroom (V1)
- Grand Australian Circumnavigation price based on 27 February 2026 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
- Greenland, Iceland, Norway & Beyond price based on 06 July 2026 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
- Iberian & Mediterranean Odyssey price based on 02 October 2025 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
- Iceland & Norway's Arctic Explorer price based on 17 August 2026 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
- In Search of the Northern Lights price based on 29 January 2026 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
- Into the Midnight Sun price based on 17 June 2026 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
- Italy, the Adriatic & Greece price based on 08 December 2025 departure Veranda Stateroom (V1)
- Malta, Morocco & the Mediterranean price based on 19 January 2025 departure Veranda Stateroom (DV6)
- Mediterranean & Adriatic Sojourn price based on 10 November 2025 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
- Mediterranean Discoveries price based on 13 January 2026 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
- Mediterranean Odyssey price based on 01 August 2026 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
- Mediterranean's Iconic Shores price based on 03 November 2025 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
- Scandinavia & the British Isles price based on 11 April 2026 departure Veranda Stateroom (V1)
- South America & the Chilean Fjords price based on 16 December 2025 departure Veranda Stateroom (V1)
- South Pacific Sojourn price based on 30 March 2026 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
- Viking Homelands price based on 27 April 2026 departure Veranda Stateroom (V2)
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