4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Step aboard the Carnival Encounter and get ready for four nights of luxurious sailing across the sea from Brisbane and back again!
During this cruise you'll call on one amazing destination: Airlie Beach. This route is a standard one for the Encounter.
This includes all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes. No sneaky extra fees! At less than $105 a day, this represents a very strong value.
The Carnival Encounter
Based in Brisbane and refurbished only this year ago in 2026, over 2,500 travelers can cruise comfortably on this highly-rated Grand class vessel.
The Encounter Carnival is home to a gym, a waterslide, a jacuzzi, a casino, a rock climbing wall, five pools, a bowling lane, and a spa.
Your Itinerary
This sailing spends one day in port and two days at sea. See the full itinerary below for details.
Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route seven 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, and Adventure 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
The accompanying graph displays the price over time for the various types of cabin. Since being listed fourteen months ago, The price of a room on this cruise has ranged between $400 and $426 inclusive of taxes and port charges. Today this itinerary is just $10 higher than the all time low of $400 so reserve your stateroom now before it goes up.
Last Updated: Aug 9, 2026
Last Modified: Aug 8, 2026