7 Night Journey to Antiquities aboard the Viking Neptune

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Prepare yourself for seven nights of exciting travel on the Mediterranean when you book your balcony cabin on the Viking Neptune from Athens to Rome.

With this New Years trip you'll call on favorite ports such as Piraeus and Naples in addition to more exotic ports such as Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina. This is a typical route for the Viking Neptune, But this is the least expensive sailing.

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


The Viking Neptune

The Viking Neptune Viking Ocean Cruises, based in the Mediterranean and Asia and built less than four years ago in 2022, is a highly-rated Star class cruise ship that can accomodate over 900 travelers.

The Viking Neptune Viking Ocean Cruises is home to a jacuzzi, a spa, and a gym.

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

Your Itinerary

This itinerary is made up of five port days and one day at sea. Highlights include visits to less common ports like Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina.

Map of this cruise's route
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Tue29December 29thTuesdayWed30December 30thWednesday
5:30pm
Thu31December 31stThursday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Fri1January 1stFriday
8:00am – 5:00pm
8:00am – 5:00pm
Sat2January 2ndSaturday
At Sea
Sun3January 3rdSunday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Mon4January 4thMonday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Tue5January 5thTuesday
5:00am
Day 4Crete
Day 6Messina
Day 7Naples
Day 8Rome

Book Your Cruise

Since being listed twenty-four months ago, The price of this itinerary has ranged between $2,499 and $2,999 for a balcony room, inclusive of taxes and port charges. At only $100 higher than the all time low of $2,499 now is a great time to reserve your balcony stateroom

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 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.

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Data as of Oct 31, 2026

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