3 Night Getaway Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Book your outside cabin on the Carnival Encounter and get ready for three nights of refreshing sailing across the sea from Brisbane and back again!
This is a standard route for the Encounter.
Especially exciting is that if you act now you can get an outside outside stateroom for the price of an inside outside stateroom! We include all entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes in the price, so that you can compare sailings easily. With a cost of less than $160 per day for an outside cabin, this bargain is solid.
The Carnival Encounter
Based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026, more than 2,500 travelers can sail on this highly-rated Grand class ship.
The Encounter Carnival wows guests with a bowling lane, a gym, a rock climbing wall, five pools, a jacuzzi, a casino, a spa, and a waterslide.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This cruise includes two days at sea and zero port days. See the full itinerary below for details.
Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The price of this sailing has varied between $425 and $553 for an outside stateroom, inclusive of taxes and port fees. Now this sailing is just $51 more expensive than the all time low of $425 so reserve your outside room now before it goes up.
Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.
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Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route four times this year plus fifteen times next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Luminosa. The Voyager of the Seas, Quantum of the Seas, Adventure, and Ovation of the Seas sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.
More dates on the Carnival Encounter
- Nov 19 Thu, 2026 $445 $148/day
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Dec 10 Thu, 2026 This sailing
- Dec 27 Sun, 2026 $552 $184/day
- Feb 6 Sat, 2027 $356 $119/day
- Feb 20 Sat, 2027 $353 $118/day
- Mar 6 Sat, 2027 $349 $116/day
- Apr 16 Fri, 2027 $419 $140/day
- May 7 Fri, 2027 $406 $135/day
- Jun 5 Sat, 2027 $374 $125/day
- Jun 18 Fri, 2027 $379 $126/day
- Jul 10 Sat, 2027 $399 $133/day
- Aug 28 Sat, 2027 $399 $133/day
- Sep 10 Fri, 2027 $406 $135/day
- Oct 9 Sat, 2027 $379 $126/day
- Oct 30 Sat, 2027 $379 $126/day
- Nov 18 Thu, 2027 $389 $130/day
- Dec 9 Thu, 2027 $417 $139/day
- Dec 27 Mon, 2027 $493 $164/day
The same route on other Carnival ships
- Dec 26 Sat, 2026 · Luminosa $583 $194/day
- Jan 21 Thu, 2027 · Luminosa $434 $145/day
- Mar 4 Thu, 2027 · Luminosa $353 $118/day
- Mar 20 Sat, 2027 · Luminosa $356 $119/day
- Nov 13 Sat, 2027 · Luminosa $393 $131/day
- Dec 26 Sun, 2027 · Luminosa $500 $167/day
- Jan 6 Thu, 2028 · Luminosa $490 $163/day
- Jan 27 Thu, 2028 · Luminosa $399 $133/day
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Data as of Oct 18, 2026