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 July 24, 2027, calling at Heraklion, Rhodes Island, Ephesus (Kusadasi), Canakkale, and returns July 31, 2027. Cabin prices start from $4,099 per person.

Days
7 nights
Departs
Jul 24, 2027
Ports
6
Returns
Jul 31, 2027
Sea days
2
Distance
704nm
Itinerary
Embark Port Sea
Day 1
Jul 24
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
Jul 25
At Sea
Day 4
Jul 27
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
Jul 28
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
Jul 30
At Sea
Day 8
Jul 31
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

$4,099
Low
$3,999
High
$4,199
Average
$4,074
Vs avg
+1%
$3,979$4,039$4,099$4,159$4,219Mar 9Jun 18Sep 28$4,099 · Mar 9$3,999 · Jul 1$4,099 · Jul 2$3,999 · Jul 3$4,099 · Jul 4$3,999 · Jul 9$4,099 · Sep 7$3,999 · Sep 9$4,099 · Sep 11$4,199 · Sep 22$4,099 · Sep 24$4,099 · Sep 28

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Starting from
$4,099/person
Incl. taxes & port fees
Checked today · Sep 28
Last change Sep 24: $4,199 → $4,099 (−$100)
Balcony
$586/night
$4,099
Mini-Suite
$857/night
$5,999
Suite
$1214/night
$8,499

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Viking Neptune
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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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