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Viking Mira vs Viking Vesta

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Viking Mira is a mid-size Viking Ocean Cruises ship carrying 998 passengers. Viking Vesta is a mid-size Viking Ocean Cruises ship carrying 998 passengers, in service since 2025. Viking Mira has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

On the figures we hold, neither ship leads the other by a clear margin, so let the itinerary and the fare decide.

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Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

Viking MiraViking Vesta
Cruise line Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Ocean Cruises
Ship size Medium Medium
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted — 2025
Gross tonnage 54,300 48,900
Passengers 998 998
Crew — 465
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better — 2.1
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 54.4 (better) 49.0
Decks — 10
Length — 784 ft
Beam — 101 ft
Speed — 23 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 — 10 / 10
Cruises on sale 125 99
Upcoming sailings 186 130
Cruise lengths 7 to 35 nights 7 to 169 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $2,599 $2,599

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.

Viking Mira has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Viking Vesta: 8.0
  • Adventure & nature Viking Vesta: 6.0
  • Cultural Viking Vesta: 8.0
  • Dining Viking Vesta: 7.0
  • Entertainment Viking Vesta: 7.0
  • Family friendly Viking Vesta: 5.0
  • Party Viking Vesta: 6.0
  • Romantic Viking Vesta: 9.0
  • Spa & fitness Viking Vesta: 10.0
  • Staterooms Viking Vesta: 7.0

Viking Ocean Cruises

Viking Vesta

Viking Vesta joined Viking’s ocean fleet in July 2025. It carries just 998 guests in 499 staterooms, and every stateroom has a private veranda — one of the defining traits of Viking’s all-veranda ocean design.

Sailing now

99 cruises on sale, from $2,599.

Questions

Viking Mira or Viking Vesta?

Which is bigger, Viking Mira or Viking Vesta?

Viking Mira is bigger at 54,300 gross tons, against 48,900 gross tons for Viking Vesta. Viking Mira carries 998 passengers and Viking Vesta carries 998.

Which has more space per passenger?

Viking Mira, with 54.4 gross tons per passenger against 49.0 on Viking Vesta. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

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