7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Neptune

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Get ready for seven nights of exciting sailing through on the Mediterranean when you reserve your balcony cabin on the Viking Neptune from Athens to Istanbul.

On this trip you will experience favorite stops like Piraeus as well as very uncommon stops like Canakkale. This is a typical route for the Viking Neptune, But this is the least expensive sailing.

This is the total you pay for a balcony cabin, no sneaky extra fees.


The Viking Neptune

Based in the Mediterranean and Asia and built just four years ago in 2022, more than 900 guests can travel on this highly-rated Star class vessel.

The Viking Neptune Viking Ocean Cruises boasts a spa, a gym, and a jacuzzi.

Ship class
Star
Built
2022
Guests
928
Crew
465
Length
748 ft
Passenger decks
10
Viking Neptune
Bars & cafésAquavit Bar

Your Itinerary

This sailing is made up of six days in port and zero days at sea. Highlights include long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası in addition to visits to rare cities like Canakkale.

Map of this cruise's route
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Tue15December 15thTuesdayWed16December 16thWednesday
6:00pm
Thu17December 17thThursday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Fri18December 18thFriday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Sat19December 19thSaturday
7:00am – 6:00pm
Sun20December 20thSunday
11:30am – 6:00pm
11:30am – 6:00pm
Mon21December 21stMondayTue22December 22ndTuesday
7:00am – 9:00am
7:00am – 9:00am7:00am – 9:00am
Day 3Crete
Day 4Rhodes
Day 6Canakkale
Day 7Istanbul

Book Your Cruise

Since it was first listed on November 21st of last year, The price of a balcony cabin on this cruise has ranged between $2,299 and $2,899 including taxes and port charges. At only $100 higher than the all time low of $2,299 now is a great time to secure your balcony room

Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.


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Wifi and Cell Service

GigSky offers plans that cover internet on and off the ship at a fraction of the Viking Ocean Cruises price. For this cruise, get a 8-day plan for only $109.64. The connection works onboard and on shore.

Your plan includes 500MB per day of high speed data, plus unlimited messaging, rideshare, maps, and email.

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Alternate Sailings

The Viking Neptune sails this route once this year as well as three times next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Sky, Viking Jupiter, Viking Mars, Viking Saturn, Viking Vela, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, and Viking Astrea. The Viking Venus, Viking Sea, Viking Libra, Viking Lyra, and Viking Vega sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.

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Data as of Oct 31, 2026

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