7 Night Journey to Antiquities aboard the Viking Neptune

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Prepare yourself for seven nights of breathtaking sailing on the Mediterranean when you step aboard the Viking Neptune from Athens to Rome.

Aboard this trip you'll visit favorite cities like Piraeus and Naples as well as uncommon cities like Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina. This route is a standard one for the Viking Neptune, But this is the least expensive sailing.

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


The Viking Neptune

More than 900 guests can sail 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 wows guests with 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 one day at sea and five days in port. Highlights include visits to less common stops like Crete, Kuşadası, and Messina.

Map of this cruise's route
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Fri29January 29thFridaySat30January 30thSaturday
5:30pm
Sun31January 31stSunday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Mon1February 1stMonday
8:00am – 5:00pm
8:00am – 5:00pm
Tue2February 2ndTuesday
At Sea
Wed3February 3rdWednesday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Thu4February 4thThursday
7:30am – 5:30pm
7:30am – 5:30pm
Fri5February 5thFriday
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 price of a balcony stateroom on this cruise has ranged between $2,999 and $3,299 including taxes and port charges. Today this sailing is priced $400 under the previous all time low of $2,999 so secure your balcony stateroom 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 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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