3 Night Getaway Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Reserve your cabin on the Carnival Encounter and prepare yourself for three nights of refreshing travel across the sea from Brisbane and back again!
This is a frequent route for the Encounter.
The price includes all all taxes and fees. No sneaky extra fees! With a cost of less than $140 per day, this represents a solid bargain.
The Carnival Encounter
Based in Brisbane and refurbished only this year ago in 2026, more than 2,500 passengers can travel comfortably on this top-rated Grand class cruise ship.
The Encounter Carnival offers guests a gym, a casino, a waterslide, a bowling lane, five pools, a rock climbing wall, a jacuzzi, and a spa.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This cruise consists of zero days in port and two days at sea. See the full itinerary below for details.
Book Your Cruise
Since being listed a year ago, The price of a stateroom on this itinerary has ranged between $404 and $545 including taxes and port fees. At only $13 more than the all time low of $404 today is a great time to secure your stateroom
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
- 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
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Dec 9 Thu, 2027 This sailing
- 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