3 Night Getaway Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Settle in for three nights of exciting cruising across the sea when you reserve your cabin on the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back.
This is a typical route for the Encounter.
We include all all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees in this price, so there are no sneaky extra fees. Coming in at under $140 per day, this represents a solid value.
The Carnival Encounter
The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished less than this year ago in 2026, is a highly-rated Grand class cruise ship that can accomodate comfortably over 2,500 cruisers.
The Encounter Carnival has a gym, a waterslide, a bowling lane, a casino, a spa, a rock climbing wall, a jacuzzi, and five pools.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This itinerary is made up of two sea days and zero days in port. See the full itinerary below for details.
Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The cost of this sailing has ranged between $356 and $559 for a room, inclusive of taxes and port fees. At only $50 higher than the all time low of $356 today is a great time to secure your room
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
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May 7 Fri, 2027 This sailing
- 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