7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Neptune

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Embark on the Viking Neptune and prepare for seven nights of breathtaking travel on the Mediterranean from Istanbul to Athens!

Aboard this Christmas trip you will stop at common stops like Piraeus plus once-in-a-lifetime stops like Canakkale. This route is a special one for the Viking Neptune, But this is the best deal on it.

This is the total price for a balcony cabin, including entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes.


The Viking Neptune

Over 900 cruisers can comfortably travel on this top-rated Star class cruise ship, based in the Mediterranean and Asia and built only four years ago in 2022.

The Viking Neptune Viking Ocean Cruises delights guests with 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 itinerary consists of zero sea days and six days in port. Major features include visits to once-in-a-lifetime destinations like Canakkale in addition to long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası.

Map of this cruise's route
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Tue22December 22ndTuesdayWed23December 23rdWednesday
6:00pm
Thu24December 24thThursday
9:00am – 4:00pm
9:00am – 4:00pm
Fri25December 25thFriday
7:00am – 6:00pm
Sat26December 26thSaturday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Sun27December 27thSunday
7:00am – 6:00pm
7:00am – 6:00pm
Mon28December 28thMondayTue29December 29thTuesday
7:00am – 9:00am
7:00am – 9:00am7:00am – 9:00am
Day 3Canakkale
Day 5Rhodes
Day 6Crete
Day 7Athens

Book Your Cruise

Since it was first listed on November 21st of last year, The cost of this sailing has varied between $2,699 and $3,124 for a balcony stateroom, inclusive of taxes and port charges. At $100 below the previous all time low of $2,699 today is a great time to secure your balcony room.

  • Balcony

    $2,599

    $371/day

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  • Penthouse Junior Suite

    Suite

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    Not available on this sailing

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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. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Saturn, Viking Vela, Viking Vesta, Viking Mira, and Viking Astrea. The Viking Jupiter, Viking Mars, Viking Venus, Viking Sky, 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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