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 December 15, 2026, calling at Heraklion, Rhodes Island, Ephesus (Kusadasi), Canakkale, and returns December 22, 2026. Cabin prices start from $2,699 per person.

Days
7 nights
Departs
Dec 15, 2026
Ports
6
Returns
Dec 22, 2026
Sea days
2
Distance
704nm
Itinerary
Embark Port Sea
Day 1
Dec 15
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
Dec 16
At Sea
Day 4
Dec 18
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
Dec 19
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
Dec 21
At Sea
Day 8
Dec 22
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

$2,699▼ $100 (3.6%) vs Mar 9
Low
$2,599
High
$2,949
Average
$2,800
Vs avg
−4%
$2,564$2,669$2,774$2,879$2,984Mar 9Jun 18Sep 27$2,799 · Mar 9$2,699 · Mar 15$2,599 · Mar 19$2,699 · Apr 6$2,599 · Apr 7$2,699 · Apr 13$2,599 · May 1$2,799 · May 2$2,899 · May 4$2,799 · Jun 2$2,899 · Jun 4$2,799 · Jun 9$2,899 · Jul 6$2,799 · Jul 16$2,949 · Jul 17$2,799 · Jul 18$2,949 · Jul 19$2,799 · Jul 20$2,899 · Jul 26$2,949 · Jul 28$2,799 · Jul 29$2,949 · Jul 31$2,899 · Aug 2$2,799 · Aug 15$2,699 · Aug 18$2,849 · Sep 13$2,824 · Sep 14$2,849 · Sep 15$2,699 · Sep 17$2,699 · Sep 27

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Starting from
$2,699/person
Incl. taxes & port fees
Checked yesterday · Sep 27
Last change Sep 17: $2,849 → $2,699 (−$150)
Balcony
$386/night
$2,699
Mini-Suite
$543/night
$3,799
Suite
$714/night
$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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