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 $120 a day, this represents a strong value.
The Carnival Encounter
More than 2,500 people can travel on this top-rated Grand class cruise ship, based in Brisbane and refurbished only this year ago in 2026.
The Encounter Carnival offers five pools, a bowling lane, a spa, a casino, a rock climbing wall, a jacuzzi, a waterslide, and a gym.
Your Itinerary
This itinerary spends one day in port 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 being listed fifteen months ago, The cost of a stateroom on this sailing has varied between $400 and $469 including taxes and port fees. The accompanying graph displays the cost over time for each class of cabin. Now this sailing is just seventeen percent more than the all time low of $400 so secure your cabin now before it goes up.
Last Updated: Aug 30, 2026
Last Modified: Aug 29, 2026