7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures

Viking Neptune

This 7-night Mediterranean (Eastern) cruise aboard the Viking Neptune by Viking Ocean Cruises sails from Athens (Piraeus) to Istanbul, departing September 18, 2027, calling at Heraklion, Rhodes Island, Ephesus (Kusadasi), Canakkale, and returns September 25, 2027. Cabin prices start from $6,199 per person.

Days
7 nights
Departs
Sep 18, 2027
Ports
6
Returns
Sep 25, 2027
Sea days
2
Distance
704nm
Itinerary
Embark Port Sea
Day 1
Sep 18
Embark
Athens (Piraeus), Greece

Athens cruise port is in Piraeus, a busy port city about 10 kilometers southwest of central Athens. Piraeus is its own city, not just a terminal, and it handles cruise ships, island ferries, and commercial traffic all at once.

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Day 2
Sep 19
At Sea
Day 4
Sep 21
Rhodes Island, Greece

Rhodes is the largest of Greece's Dodecanese islands, sitting in the far southeastern Aegean Sea just 18 kilometers from the Turkish coast. The Rhodes cruise port is in the city of Rhodes on the island's northern tip, where ships dock right next to one of the best-preserved medieval old towns in Europe.

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Day 5
Sep 22
Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey

Kusadasi cruise port is Turkey's busiest and the primary gateway to Ephesus, one of the most significant ancient Greek and Roman cities in the world. The port sits on Turkey's central Aegean coast, about 95 kilometers south of Izmir, with ships docking at the Ege Ports cruise terminal right in the middle of town.

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Day 7
Sep 24
At Sea
Day 8
Sep 25
Disembark
Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul cruise port is one of the most extraordinary arrivals in the world. Ships sail up the Bosphorus Strait between Europe and Asia, past Ottoman palaces and Byzantine ruins, and dock at Galataport, the underground cruise terminal in the Karaköy neighborhood right in the center of the city.

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Distance
≈ 704nm
At sea
2 of 7 nights
Type
One-way
Price history

Balcony cabin

$6,199▲ $1,200 (24%) vs Mar 9
Low
$4,999
High
$6,199
Average
$5,484
Vs avg
+13%
$4,879$5,239$5,599$5,959$6,319Mar 9Jun 18Sep 28$4,999 · Mar 9$5,099 · Apr 26$4,999 · May 5$5,099 · May 7$4,999 · May 9$5,299 · May 19$5,399 · May 27$5,299 · May 30$5,899 · Jun 17$5,799 · Jul 15$5,999 · Jul 22$6,199 · Aug 18$6,199 · Sep 28

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Starting from
$6,199/person
Incl. taxes & port fees
Checked today · Sep 28
Last change Aug 18: $5,999 → $6,199 (+$200)
Balcony
$886/night
$6,199
Mini-Suite
$1186/night
$8,299
Suite
$1714/night
$11,999

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Viking Neptune
Your ship
Viking Neptune
Viking Ocean Cruises · Viking 930 class · Built 2022
Passengers
930
Tonnage
47,800
Length
228m
Crew
465
Onboard
PoolHot TubSpaThermal SuiteSteam RoomSaunaSnow GrottoFitness CenterHair SalonYoga StudioJogging TrackTheater
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