10 Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter

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Embark on the Carnival Encounter and prepare yourself for ten nights of relaxing cruising across the sea from Brisbane and back again!

This sailing is notable because you will only call on extremely rare destinations such as Santo, Lifou, and Port-Vila. This route is a special one for the Encounter, As it sails it only once.

This price is the total price, including meals, entertainment, taxes, and fees. At under $145 a day, this is a strong value.

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The Carnival Encounter

More than 2,500 travelers can sail on this highly-rated Grand class vessel, based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026.

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

Carnival Encounter
Casino

Your Itinerary

This sailing consists of four days in port and five sea days. High points include visits to once-in-a-lifetime cities like Santo, Lifou, and Port-Vila.

Wed30December 30thWednesday
3:00pm
Thu31December 31stThursdayFri1January 1stFriday
At Sea (Cruising)
Sat2January 2ndSaturday
10:00am – 5:00pm
10:00am – 5:00pm
Sun3January 3rdSunday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Mon4January 4thMonday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Tue5January 5thTuesday
At Sea (Cruising)
Wed6January 6thWednesday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Thu7January 7thThursdayFri8January 8thFriday
At Sea (Cruising)
Sat9January 9thSaturday
7:00am
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December 30th, 2026  - Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise on the Carnival Encounter
Your Route
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Day 8: Lifou

Alternate Sailings

The Encounter sails this route once this year. No other ship sails this exact same route. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.

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Since being listed a couple months ago, The cost of a stateroom on this sailing has ranged between $1,312 and $1,697 inclusive of taxes and port charges. This graph shows the cost over time for every type of cabin. Now this itinerary is only $101 more expensive than the all time low of $1,312 so lock in your cabin now before it goes up.

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Last Updated: Aug 15, 2026

Last Modified: Aug 14, 2026

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