14 Night Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise aboard the Viking Neptune

Prepare for fourteen nights of exciting cruising across the sea when you reserve your balcony cabin on the Viking Neptune from Rome to Istanbul.

With this sailing you will spend time in usual ports such as Athens, Naples, and Istanbul plus very uncommon ports such as Canakkale. This route is a rare one for the Viking Neptune, But this is the least expensive sailing.

We include all all taxes and fees in this price, so there are no sneaky extra fees. What makes this cruise special is that if you book now you can get a balcony balcony stateroom for the interior price!

Day 2: Naples
Day 5: Crete

The Viking Neptune

Based in Europe and built less than three years ago in 2022, more than 900 travelers can sail comfortably on this top-rated Ocean class ship.

The Viking Neptune Viking Ocean Cruises wows guests with a gym, a spa, and a jacuzzi.

Viking Neptune
Day 13: Canakkale

Pricing Information

Since being listed seven months ago, the cost of this cruise has remained at $5,598 for a balcony cabin. This graph displays the price over time for each class of cabin. Now this sailing is at its lowest price, so lock in your balcony room now before it rises.

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$399.86/day
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Your Itinerary

This sailing spends twelve days in port and one sea day. Major features include visits to extremely rare stops like Canakkale in addition to long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası.

DatePortArriveDepart
Tue, Dec 8Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome)6:00pm
Wed, Dec 9Naples, Italy 7:30am5:30pm
Thu, Dec 10Messina, Sicily 7:30am5:30pm
Fri, Dec 11At Sea
Sat, Dec 12Crete, Greece 8:00am5:00pm
Sun, Dec 13Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus)8:00am5:00pm
Mon, Dec 14Athens, Greece 7:00am
Tue, Dec 15
Wed, Dec 166:00pm
Thu, Dec 17Crete, Greece 7:00am6:00pm
Fri, Dec 18Rhodes, Greece 7:00am6:00pm
Sat, Dec 19Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus)7:00am6:00pm
Sun, Dec 20Canakkale, Turkey 11:30am6:00pm
Mon, Dec 21Istanbul, Turkey 7:00am
Tue, Dec 22
December 8th, 2026  - Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Neptune
Your Route
Day 7: Athens
Day 11: Rhodes
Day 3: Messina
Day 14: Istanbul

Alternate Sailings

The Viking Neptune sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Jupiter, 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.

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Last Updated: Jul 3, 2025

Last Modified: Jul 3, 2025

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