7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures

Viking Neptune

This 7-night Mediterranean (Eastern) cruise aboard the Viking Neptune by Viking Ocean Cruises sails from Istanbul to Athens (Piraeus), departing December 22, 2026, calling at Canakkale, Ephesus (Kusadasi), Rhodes Island, Heraklion, and returns December 29, 2026. Cabin prices start from $3,099 per person.

Days
7 nights
Departs
Dec 22, 2026
Ports
6
Returns
Dec 29, 2026
Sea days
2
Distance
704nm
Itinerary
Embark Port Sea
Day 1
Dec 22
Embark
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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Day 2
Dec 23
At Sea
Day 4
Dec 25
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 5
Dec 26
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 7
Dec 28
At Sea
Day 8
Dec 29
Disembark
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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Distance
≈ 704nm
At sea
2 of 7 nights
Type
One-way
Price history

Balcony cabin

$3,099▲ $300 (10.7%) vs Mar 9
Low
$2,599
High
$3,149
Average
$2,930
Vs avg
+6%
$2,544$2,709$2,874$3,039$3,204Mar 9Jun 18Sep 28$2,799 · Mar 9$2,599 · Mar 11$2,699 · Mar 15$2,799 · Mar 19$2,699 · Mar 21$2,599 · Mar 22$2,699 · Mar 28$2,799 · Mar 31$2,599 · Apr 3$2,799 · Apr 13$2,699 · Apr 15$2,599 · Apr 21$2,699 · Apr 22$2,599 · Apr 26$2,699 · Apr 27$2,899 · May 2$3,099 · May 19$2,999 · Jun 9$3,099 · Jul 1$2,999 · Jul 7$3,099 · Jul 9$2,999 · Jul 16$3,099 · Jul 18$2,999 · Jul 19$3,099 · Jul 20$3,124 · Aug 2$3,099 · Aug 6$3,124 · Aug 11$3,099 · Aug 12$3,124 · Aug 15$3,099 · Aug 17$3,124 · Aug 22$3,099 · Aug 25$3,124 · Aug 28$3,099 · Aug 29$3,124 · Aug 31$2,999 · Sep 7$3,149 · Sep 27$3,099 · Sep 28

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Starting from
$3,099/person
Incl. taxes & port fees
Checked today · Sep 28
Last change Sep 28: $3,149 → $3,099 (−$50)
Balcony
$443/night
$3,099
Mini-Suite
Last seen Jul 24
$3,999
Suite
Last seen Jun 23
$4,999

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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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