7 Night Journey to Antiquities aboard the Viking Neptune

Set sail with the Viking Neptune and get ready for seven nights of refreshing travel through the sea from Athens to Rome!

On this New Years trip you will spend time in common ports such as Athens and Naples in addition to unusual ports such as Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina. This route is a common one for the Viking Neptune, But this is the least expensive sailing.

We include all all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees in this, so that you can compare sailings easily. What makes this cruise amazing right now you can get a balcony balcony room for the price of an inside one!

Day 6: Messina
Day 4: Crete

The Viking Neptune

Over 900 passengers can cruise on this top-rated Ocean class cruise ship, based in Europe and built only four years ago in 2022.

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

Viking Neptune

Your Itinerary

This sailing is made up of five port days and one day at sea. High points include visits to unusual cities like Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina.

DatePortArriveDepart
Tue, Dec 29Athens, Greece
Wed, Dec 305:30pm
Thu, Dec 31Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus)8:00am5:00pm
Fri, Jan 1Crete, Greece 8:00am5:00pm
Sat, Jan 2At Sea
Sun, Jan 3Messina, Sicily 7:30am5:30pm
Mon, Jan 4Naples, Italy 7:30am5:30pm
Tue, Jan 5Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome)5:00am
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December 29th, 2026  - Journey to Antiquities on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Neptune
Your Route
Day 7: Naples
Day 8: Rome

Alternate Sailings

The Viking Neptune sails this route once this year in addition to once next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Sky, Viking Jupiter, Viking Saturn, Viking Vela, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, Viking Libra, and Viking Astrea. 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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This graph shows the price over time for the different types of cabin. Since being listed twenty months ago, The cost of this itinerary has ranged between $2,499 and $2,999 for a balcony stateroom, inclusive of $0 in taxes and port charges. At only sixteen percent higher than the all time low of $2,499 today is a great time to reserve your balcony cabin

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Last Updated: Jul 12, 2026

Last Modified: Jul 11, 2026

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