7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Neptune

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Prepare yourself for seven nights of leisurely cruising around the Mediterranean when you embark on the Viking Neptune from Athens to Istanbul.

With this sailing you will spend time at common ports such as Piraeus as well as exotic ports such as Canakkale. This route is a standard one for the Viking Neptune, But this is the best deal on it.

We include all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in our price, so there are no sneaky extra fees.


The Viking Neptune

More than 900 guests can cruise on this top-rated Star class cruise ship, based in the Mediterranean and Asia and built just four years ago in 2022.

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

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

Your Itinerary

This cruise consists of zero sea days and six port days. High points include long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası plus visits to exotic destinations 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 being listed twenty-four months ago, The cost of this itinerary has fluctuated between $3,199 and $4,299 for a suite, including taxes and port fees. Today this sailing is only $100 more than the all time low of $3,199 so lock in your suite now before it goes up.

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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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