4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Get ready for four nights of relaxing sailing across the sea when you step aboard the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back again.
During this sailing you'll visit one stop, the amazing Airlie Beach. This route is a typical one for the Encounter.
With a cost of less than $120 per day, this is a strong deal. We include all entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes in our price, so that you can compare sailings easily.
The Carnival Encounter
The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished only this year ago in 2026, is a highly-rated Grand class cruise ship that can accomodate comfortably more than 2,500 cruisers.
The Encounter Carnival boasts a spa, a gym, five pools, a waterslide, a jacuzzi, a bowling lane, a rock climbing wall, and a casino.
Your Itinerary
This itinerary spends one port day and two days at sea. See the full itinerary below for details.
Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route five 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.
Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The price of a cabin on this cruise has varied between $407 and $476 including taxes and port charges. This graph shows the price over time for each class of cabin. At only seventeen percent more expensive than the all time low of $407 now is a great time to secure your cabin
Last Updated: Aug 30, 2026
Last Modified: Aug 29, 2026