Set sail with the Viking Neptune and prepare yourself for fourteen nights of refreshing sailing through the sea from Rome to Istanbul!
While aboard this cruise you'll call on usual destinations like Athens and Naples in addition to once-in-a-lifetime destinations like Canakkale. This route is an unusual one for the Viking Neptune, But this is the least expensive sailing.
This cruise is an especially good deal because if you book now you can get a balcony balcony room for the price of an inside balcony room! We include all all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees in this price, so there are no sneaky extra fees.
More than 900 people can comfortably travel on this top-rated Ocean class ship, based in Europe and built less than four years ago in 2022.
The Viking Neptune Viking Ocean Cruises boasts a gym, a jacuzzi, and a spa.
This itinerary includes one day at sea and twelve days in port. Major features include visits to once-in-a-lifetime cities like Canakkale.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 8 | Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome) | ||
| Wed, Dec 9 | Naples, Italy | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Thu, Dec 10 | Messina, Sicily | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, Dec 11 | At Sea | ||
| Sat, Dec 12 | Crete, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Dec 13 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Dec 14 | Athens, Greece | 9:00am | |
| Tue, Dec 15 | |||
| Wed, Dec 16 | 5:00pm | ||
| Thu, Dec 17 | Crete, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, Dec 18 | Rhodes, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Dec 19 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Dec 20 | Canakkale, Turkey | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, Dec 21 | Istanbul, Turkey | 9:00am | |
| Tue, Dec 22 |
The Viking Neptune sails this route once this year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Saturn, Viking Vela, Viking Vesta, and Viking Mira. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for a balcony cabin.
Since it was first listed on November 21st of last year, The price of this cruise has ranged between $5,398 and $5,798 for a balcony cabin, inclusive of $0 in taxes and port fees. This graph displays the cost over time for each type of cabin. Today this cruise is at its lowest price, so secure your balcony room now before it moves upwards.
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026