7 Night Journey to Antiquities aboard the Viking Neptune

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Prepare for seven nights of relaxing sailing on the Mediterranean when you set sail with the Viking Neptune from Athens to Rome.

Aboard this New Years trip you will spend time in usual ports like Piraeus and Naples in addition to unusual ports like Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina. This is a common route for the Viking Neptune, But this is the least expensive sailing.

We include all all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees in our price, so that you can compare trips easily.


The Viking Neptune

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

The Viking Neptune Viking Ocean Cruises delights guests with a gym, a spa, 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 cruise consists of one day at sea and five days in port. Major features include visits to unusual cities 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 it was first listed on November 21st of last year, The cost of a suite on this itinerary has varied between $3,499 and $4,799 including taxes and port fees. Today this itinerary is at an all time low, so secure your suite now before it goes up.

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 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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