4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Book your cabin on the Carnival Encounter and settle in for four nights of refreshing sailing through the sea from Brisbane and back!
During this cruise you will stop at one city, the beautiful Airlie Beach. This route is a standard one for the Encounter.
Offered at less than $130 per day, this bargain is strong. This is the total you pay, no sneaky extra fees.
The Carnival Encounter
The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished only this year ago in 2026, is a top-rated Grand class cruise ship that can carry comfortably more than 2,500 travelers.
The Encounter Carnival has a waterslide, a jacuzzi, five pools, a rock climbing wall, a spa, a casino, a bowling lane, and a gym.
Your Itinerary
This sailing spends two sea days and one port day. See the full itinerary below for details.
Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route four times this year as well as nineteen times next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Luminosa. The Grand, Voyager of the Seas, Quantum of the Seas, Adventure, and Ovation of the Seas sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.
Book Your Cruise
The accompanying graph indicates the price over time for the different types of cabin. Since it was first listed on November 7th of last year, The cost of a stateroom on this sailing has fluctuated between $392 and $684 including taxes and port fees.
Last Updated: Sep 19, 2026
Last Modified: Sep 19, 2026