4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter

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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 $125 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.

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Gym

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.

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Your Itinerary

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

Tue9February 9thTuesday
3:00pm
Wed10February 10thWednesday
At Sea
Thu11February 11thThursday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Fri12February 12thFriday
At Sea
Sat13February 13thSaturday
7:00am
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February 9th, 2027  - Airlie Beach Cruise on the Carnival Encounter
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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
$474 $617
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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 $494 including taxes and port charges. This graph shows the price over time for each class of cabin. At only twenty percent more expensive than the all time low of $407 now is a great time to secure your cabin

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$488
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$122.00/day
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Last Updated: Sep 19, 2026

Last Modified: Sep 19, 2026

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