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Disney4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Step aboard the Carnival Encounter and settle in for four nights of exciting sailing across the sea from Brisbane and back again!
With this cruise you will experience one city, the great Airlie Beach. This route is a standard one for the Encounter.
We include all all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees in this, so there are no surprises at checkout. Offered at less than $125 a day, this is a solid bargain.
The Carnival Encounter
The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished less than this year ago in 2026, is a highly-rated Grand class vessel that can accomodate over 2,500 passengers.
The Encounter Carnival delights guests with a rock climbing wall, a bowling lane, a casino, a gym, a spa, five pools, a jacuzzi, and a waterslide.
Your Itinerary
This sailing is made up of two days at sea and one port day. See the full itinerary below for details.
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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
Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The cost of a cabin on this cruise has varied between $378 and $494 inclusive of taxes and port charges. The accompanying graph indicates the cost over time for the different classes of cabin.
Last Updated: Sep 19, 2026
Last Modified: Sep 19, 2026