3 Night Getaway Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Get ready for three nights of leisurely sailing across the sea when you book your cabin on the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back again.
This is a standard route for the Encounter.
We include all all taxes and fees in this, so there are no surprises at checkout. With a cost of less than $130 a day, this is a good value.
The Carnival Encounter
Based in Brisbane and refurbished less than this year ago in 2026, over 2,500 cruisers can cruise on this top-rated Grand class ship.
The Encounter Carnival boasts a spa, a gym, a jacuzzi, a bowling lane, five pools, a rock climbing wall, a waterslide, and a casino.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This sailing spends zero port days and two sea days. See the full itinerary below for details.
Book Your Cruise
Since being listed a year ago, The price of this itinerary has fluctuated between $324 and $444 for a cabin, including taxes and port charges. Right now this sailing is only seventeen percent more expensive than the all time low of $324 so reserve your 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 as well as 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
- 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