4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter

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Set sail with the Carnival Encounter and prepare yourself for four nights of leisurely cruising across the sea from Brisbane and back again!

During this sailing you will stop at one amazing port: Airlie Beach. This is a standard route for the Encounter.

At less than $125 per day, this represents a solid value. Our price is the total price, including all taxes and fees.

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Waterslide

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 house comfortably more than 2,500 people.

The Encounter Carnival offers a gym, a casino, a waterslide, a jacuzzi, a spa, a bowling lane, a rock climbing wall, and five pools.

Carnival Encounter
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Your Itinerary

This itinerary includes two days at sea and one port day. See the full itinerary below for details.

Tue15February 15thTuesday
3:00pm
Wed16February 16thWednesday
At Sea
Thu17February 17thThursday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Fri18February 18thFriday
At Sea
Sat19February 19thSaturday
7:00am
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February 15th, 2028  - Airlie Beach Cruise on the Carnival Encounter
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Gym

Alternate Sailings

The Encounter sails this route four times this year plus 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.

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2026
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Book Your Cruise

Since it was first listed on November 7th of last year, The price of this itinerary has varied between $395 and $611 for a cabin, inclusive of taxes and port fees. The accompanying graph displays the cost over time for the different types of cabin.

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balcony
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$492
$542
$648
$800
$123.00/day
$135.50/day
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Last Updated: Sep 19, 2026

Last Modified: Sep 19, 2026

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