4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Settle in for four nights of refreshing sailing through the sea when you set sail with the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back.
Aboard this sailing you'll tour through one amazing stop: Airlie Beach. This is a frequent route for the Encounter.
Our price is the total you pay, no surprises at checkout. Coming in at less than $145 per day, this value is good.
The Carnival Encounter
Over 2,500 passengers can comfortably sail on this top-rated Grand class cruise ship, based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026.
The Encounter Carnival has a casino, a spa, a jacuzzi, a bowling lane, five pools, a rock climbing wall, a gym, and a waterslide.
Your Itinerary
This sailing is made up of two sea days and one day in port. 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
This graph displays the cost over time for the various classes of cabin. Since being listed ten months ago, The price of a stateroom on this sailing has varied between $488 and $569 inclusive of taxes and port charges. Right now this sailing is just seventeen percent more than the all time low of $488 so lock in your stateroom now before it goes up.
Last Updated: Aug 30, 2026
Last Modified: Aug 29, 2026