10 Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter

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Set sail with the Carnival Encounter and get ready for ten nights of refreshing sailing through the sea from Brisbane and back again!

Visiting once-in-a-lifetime stops such as Santo, Lifou, and Mystery Island makes this trip notable. This route is an uncommon one for the Encounter.

This is the total you pay, no surprises. At under $90 a day, this deal is excellent.

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Day 4: Lifou

The Carnival Encounter

The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished less than this year ago in 2026, is a top-rated Grand class cruise ship that can carry over 2,500 travelers.

The Encounter Carnival is home to a waterslide, a rock climbing wall, a bowling lane, a casino, a jacuzzi, a spa, a gym, and five pools.

Carnival Encounter
Casino

Your Itinerary

This itinerary includes four days in port and five days at sea. High points include visits to extremely rare destinations like Santo, Lifou, and Mystery Island.

Wed18August 18thWednesday
3:00pm
Thu19August 19thThursday
At Sea
Fri20August 20thFriday
At Sea
Sat21August 21stSaturday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Sun22August 22ndSunday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Mon23August 23rdMonday
8:00am – 4:00pm
Tue24August 24thTuesday
8:00am – 5:00pm
8:00am – 5:00pm
Wed25August 25thWednesday
At Sea
Thu26August 26thThursday
At Sea
Fri27August 27thFriday
At Sea
Sat28August 28thSaturday
7:00am
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August 18th, 2027  - Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise on the Carnival Encounter
Your Route
Gym
Waterslide

Alternate Sailings

The Encounter sails this route two times next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The Adventure also sails a route with the same stops but a slightly different schedule. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.

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The accompanying graph shows the cost over time for each class of cabin. Since it was first listed on November 7th of last year, The cost of this sailing has varied between $863 and $1,008 for a stateroom, inclusive of taxes and port fees. Today this cruise is just $15 more expensive than the all time low of $863 so secure your stateroom now before it goes up.

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balcony
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$878
$1,011
$1,306
$1,798
$87.80/day
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$130.60/day
$179.80/day
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Last Updated: Aug 9, 2026

Last Modified: Aug 9, 2026

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