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Viking Neptune
Guests
928
Crew
465
Cabins
464
Length
228 m
Space ratio
52
Homeport pattern
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Where she is right now
En route · Porto-Leixoes· 9/20/2026, 8:55:00 PM· Course 204°
Position
43.31°N, 10.08°W
Heading
204° · COG 203°
Speed
15 kn
Destination
Porto-Leixoes
Our take · opinion
Destination first, identical Viking calm
We see Viking Neptune as the ninth identical Viking Ocean sister: about 930 guests, every cabin a veranda, and a week built around ports rather than production spectacles. We'd put her for adults who want included excursions, Nordic spa time, and quiet evenings after long days ashore.
Neptune runs the Viking Ocean playbook we trust when the itinerary is the real product. Fewer sea days, longer calls, and overnight stays shape the week, while onboard life stays hotel-quiet with Explorer's Lounge forward and Aquavit Terrace aft instead of a casino or kids-club circuit. Our advice is simple: book her when you want the ship to stay out of the way after long days in port.
Every stateroom has a private balcony, which is why we like her for couples who refuse insides and oceanview compromises. Standard Veranda cabins are the volume play for most weeks, while Penthouse and Explorer Suite tiers buy living space and priority perks when the voyage stretches into double digits. Ask us about midship versus under-public-room banks before you lock a category, because even quiet ships have a few noisy corners worth skipping for light sleepers.
Days revolve around included shore time and soft onboard rituals rather than nightlife scoreboards. The Restaurant, World Café, and Chef's Table cover meals, and the Nordic Spa with its complimentary Snow Grotto is the sea-day reset we actually use. Versus other ocean lines, Neptune is interchangeable with her sisters on product, so confirm ports on this page and ask us which veranda tier is worth the step-up for your trip.
She's for
- Adult couples who want destination-heavy itineraries
- Travellers who value included excursions and veranda cabins only
- Guests who prefer Nordic spa quiet over megaship nightlife
- World-cruise and long-voyage shoppers who want identical sistership reliability
She's not for
- Families traveling with children
- Anyone chasing waterparks, casinos, or Broadway-scale shows
- Shoppers who want a unique one-off ship personality
Honest caveat
She's deliberately quiet and destination-first—no kids clubs, casino circuit, or megaship nightlife. We'll confirm that tradeoff fits before you lock dates on Neptune or a sister.
The record · ship backgroundViking Neptune, on paper
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The record · ship background
Viking Neptune, on paper
Show ship backgroundHide ship backgroundViking Neptune is the ninth identical Viking Ocean series ship, built by Fincantieri Ancona (hull 6285) at roughly 47,842 GT with about 930 lower berths. She was floated out in January 2021, delivered 10 November 2022, and christened 8 January 2023 in Los Angeles by NASA astronaut Nicole Stott. Norway-flagged and registered in Bergen, she shares the shallow-draft small-ship design that lets Viking call smaller ports directly.
Hotel product mirrors the series across 465 all-veranda staterooms, Explorer's Lounge, Aquavit Terrace infinity pool, and Nordic Spa with complimentary Snow Grotto. Inclusive fares cover shore excursions, Wi-Fi, and wine or beer at lunch and dinner. She was uniquely fitted at delivery with a hydrogen fuel cell module for emissions testing alongside hybrid propulsion and solar panels on the Magradome cover.
Early programs included Mediterranean inauguration, a Fort Lauderdale to Greenwich world voyage, and rotating destination seasons thereafter. Confirm embarkation on the sailing you want rather than assuming a fixed hub. Specs and live inventory on this page are the check before you book.
Build record
- Keel to delivery
- 2020 – 2022
- Inaugural
- Nov 2022, Mediterranean
- Fuel
- Hybrid diesel / fuel cell module
- Sisters
- Viking OCEAN fleet
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Upcoming sailings
40 itineraries · 135 sail dates on Viking Neptune. Fares are live and change daily.
Iconic Western Mediterranean
Rome (Civitavecchia) · 7n · $428/n · Nov 10, 2026
From $2,999 inside · Balcony $2,999
| Sailing | Date | Depart | Nights | $/n | Inside | Balcony | Suite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian SojournRome (Civitavecchia) | Naples | Sicily (Messina) | Crotone | Bari | Sibenik | Venice (Fusina) | Venice (Fusina) · 2 dates | Oct 3, 2026 | Rome (Civitavecchia) | 7 | $907 | $6,349 | $6,349 | $9,699 |
| 7-Night VeniceVenice (Fusina) | Venice (Fusina) | Zadar | Dubrovnik | Kotor | Corfu (Kerkyra) | Katakolon (Olympia) | Athens (Piraeus) | Oct 10, 2026 | Venice | 7 | $843 | $5,899 | $5,899 | $10,699 |
| Italian SojournVenice (Fusina) | Venice (Fusina) | Sibenik | Bari | Crotone | Sicily (Messina) | Naples | Rome (Civitavecchia) · 2 dates | Nov 3, 2026 | Venice | 7 | $686 | $4,799 | $4,799 | $6,299 |
| Iconic Western MediterraneanRome (Civitavecchia) | Florencepisa (Livorno) | Florencepisa (Livorno) | Monte Carlo | Marseille | Sete | Barcelona | Barcelona | Nov 10, 2026 | Rome (Civitavecchia) | 7 | $428 | $2,999 | $2,999 | $5,299 |
| Spain & Portugal DiscoveryBarcelona | Palma De Mallorca | Murcia (Cartagena) | Granada (Malaga) | Tangier | Seville (Cadiz) | Lisbon | Lisbon · 3 dates | Nov 17, 2026 | Barcelona | 7 | $871 | $6,099 | $6,099 | $12,399 |
| Spain & Portugal DiscoveryLisbon | Lisbon | Seville (Cadiz) | Tangier | Granada (Malaga) | Murcia (Cartagena) | Palma De Mallorca | Barcelona · 2 dates | Nov 24, 2026 | Lisbon | 7 | $571 | $3,999 | $3,999 | $9,799 |
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