3 Night Getaway Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Book your cabin on the Carnival Encounter and prepare yourself for three nights of relaxing sailing through the sea from Brisbane and back!
This is a typical route for the Encounter.
This includes all meals, entertainment, taxes, and fees. No sneaky extra fees! With a cost of less than $135 per day, this deal is good.
The Carnival Encounter
Based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026, over 2,500 passengers can sail on this top-rated Grand class ship.
The Encounter Carnival has a bowling lane, a gym, five pools, a jacuzzi, a spa, a casino, a waterslide, and a rock climbing wall.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This sailing includes zero port days and two days at sea. See the full itinerary below for details.
Book Your Cruise
Since being listed seventeen months ago, The price of a stateroom on this cruise has fluctuated between $313 and $478 inclusive of taxes and port charges.
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Wifi and Cell Service
GigSky offers plans that cover internet on and off the ship at a fraction of the Carnival price. For this cruise, get a 4-day plan for only $58.64. The connection works onboard and on shore.
Your plan includes 500MB per day of high speed data, plus unlimited messaging, rideshare, maps, and email.
Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route three times this year plus fifteen times next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Luminosa. The Adventure, Voyager of the Seas, Quantum of the Seas, and Ovation of the Seas sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.
More dates on the Carnival Encounter
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Nov 19 Thu, 2026 This sailing
- Dec 10 Thu, 2026 $444 $148/day
- Dec 27 Sun, 2026 $584 $195/day
- Feb 6 Sat, 2027 $346 $115/day
- Feb 20 Sat, 2027 $356 $119/day
- Mar 6 Sat, 2027 $352 $117/day
- Apr 16 Fri, 2027 $439 $146/day
- May 7 Fri, 2027 $402 $134/day
- Jun 5 Sat, 2027 $374 $125/day
- Jun 18 Fri, 2027 $388 $129/day
- Jul 10 Sat, 2027 $419 $140/day
- Aug 28 Sat, 2027 $406 $135/day
- Sep 10 Fri, 2027 $406 $135/day
- Oct 9 Sat, 2027 $378 $126/day
- Oct 30 Sat, 2027 $378 $126/day
- Nov 18 Thu, 2027 $388 $129/day
- Dec 9 Thu, 2027 $416 $139/day
- Dec 27 Mon, 2027 $491 $164/day
- Jan 22 Sat, 2028 $419 $140/day
- Feb 12 Sat, 2028 $381 $127/day
- Mar 4 Sat, 2028 $381 $127/day
- Mar 25 Sat, 2028 $381 $127/day
- Apr 15 Sat, 2028 $419 $140/day
- Apr 28 Fri, 2028 $391 $130/day
- May 5 Fri, 2028 $391 $130/day
- Jun 1 Thu, 2028 $381 $127/day
- Jul 8 Sat, 2028 $422 $141/day
- Sep 8 Fri, 2028 $391 $130/day
- Sep 29 Fri, 2028 $495 $165/day
- Oct 28 Sat, 2028 $381 $127/day
- Nov 16 Thu, 2028 $381 $127/day
- Dec 16 Sat, 2028 $495 $165/day
- Dec 27 Wed, 2028 $530 $177/day
The same route on other Carnival ships
- Dec 26 Sat, 2026 · Luminosa $591 $197/day
- Jan 21 Thu, 2027 · Luminosa $399 $133/day
- Mar 4 Thu, 2027 · Luminosa $352 $117/day
- Mar 20 Sat, 2027 · Luminosa $364 $121/day
- Nov 13 Sat, 2027 · Luminosa $392 $131/day
- Dec 26 Sun, 2027 · Luminosa $499 $166/day
- Jan 6 Thu, 2028 · Luminosa $492 $164/day
- Jan 27 Thu, 2028 · Luminosa $402 $134/day
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Data as of Nov 8, 2026