28 Night Mediterranean's Iconic Shores Cruise aboard the Viking Neptune
Prepare yourself for twenty-eight nights of breathtaking cruising through the sea when you book your balcony cabin on the Viking Neptune from Istanbul to Barcelona.
With this cruise you'll stop in standard ports like Barcelona and Civitavecchia in addition to extremely rare ports like Canakkale and Sibenik. This route is an interesting one for the Viking Neptune. Actually, this is the only time it's scheduled to sail it!
Our price is the total you pay for a balcony cabin, no surprises at checkout. Especially exciting is that right now you can get a balcony balcony stateroom for the inside price!
The Viking Neptune
The Viking Neptune Viking Ocean Cruises, based in Europe and built only four years ago in 2022, is a highly-rated Ocean class cruise ship that can carry comfortably over 900 guests.
The Viking Neptune Viking Ocean Cruises offers guests a gym, a jacuzzi, and a spa.
Your Itinerary
This sailing is made up of twenty-seven port days and zero sea days. Highlights include visits to extremely rare cities like Canakkale and Sibenik as well as long stops in Civitavecchia, Rhodes, Crete, Monte Carlo and more.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 25 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Sun, Sep 26 | 6:00pm | ||
| Mon, Sep 27 | Canakkale, Turkey | 7:00am | 2:00pm |
| Tue, Sep 28 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Wed, Sep 29 | Rhodes, Greece | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Thu, Sep 30 | Crete, Greece | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Fri, Oct 1 | Athens, Greece | 7:00am | |
| Sat, Oct 2 | 6:00pm | ||
| Sun, Oct 3 | Katakolon, Greece (Olympia) | 12:00pm | 7:00pm |
| Mon, Oct 4 | Corfu, Greece | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Oct 5 | Kotor, Montenegro | 8:00am | 10:00pm |
| Wed, Oct 6 | Dubrovnik, Croatia | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Thu, Oct 7 | Split, Croatia | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Fri, Oct 8 | Venice, Italy | 12:00pm | |
| Sat, Oct 9 | |||
| Sun, Oct 10 | 7:32pm | ||
| Mon, Oct 11 | Sibenik, Croatia | 8:30am | 6:00pm |
| Tue, Oct 12 | Bari, Italy | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Wed, Oct 13 | Crotone, Italy | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Thu, Oct 14 | Messina, Sicily | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, Oct 15 | Naples, Italy | 7:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Oct 16 | Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome) | 5:00am | 8:00pm |
| Sun, Oct 17 | Livorno, Italy (Florence) | 9:00am | |
| Mon, Oct 18 | 6:00pm | ||
| Tue, Oct 19 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 8:00am | 9:00pm |
| Wed, Oct 20 | Marseille, France | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Thu, Oct 21 | Sete, France | 8:00am | 9:00pm |
| Fri, Oct 22 | Barcelona, Spain | 8:00am | |
| Sat, Oct 23 |
Alternate Sailings
The Viking Neptune sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The Viking Mars, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, and Viking Jupiter also sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for a balcony cabin.
Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on July 18th of last year, The cost of a balcony room on this itinerary has ranged between $18,996 and $22,096 including taxes and port charges. This graph displays the price over time for the different classes of cabin. At only 16% more expensive than the all time low of $18,996 today is a great time to reserve your balcony cabin
Last Updated: Jul 17, 2026
Last Modified: Jul 9, 2026