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.

Day 6: Crete
Day 3: Canakkale

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 Ocean class ship that can carry over 900 passengers.

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

Viking Neptune

Your Itinerary

This sailing consists of six port days and zero sea days. Highlights include visits to once-in-a-lifetime destinations like Canakkale plus long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası.

Tue22December 22ndTuesdayWed23December 23rdWednesday
– 6:00pm – 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 – 7:00am –
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December 22nd, 2026  - Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise on the Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Neptune
Your Route
Day 5: Rhodes
Day 7: Athens

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. 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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The accompanying graph displays the cost over time for the various classes of cabin. 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. Right now this sailing is at an all time low, so lock in your balcony cabin now before it increases.

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$371.29/day
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Last Updated: Oct 2, 2026

Last Modified: Sep 9, 2026

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