4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Step aboard the Carnival Encounter and prepare yourself for four nights of breathtaking sailing through the sea from Brisbane and back again!
On this sailing you'll experience one destination, the exciting Airlie Beach. This route is a frequent one for the Encounter.
This price is the total you pay, no surprises at checkout. Offered at under $125 per day, this deal is good.
The Carnival Encounter
The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026, is a highly-rated Grand class vessel that can carry over 2,500 travelers.
The Encounter Carnival delights guests with a spa, a waterslide, a rock climbing wall, a bowling lane, a casino, a gym, a jacuzzi, and five pools.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This cruise spends two sea days and one day in port. See the full itinerary below for details.
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Book Your Cruise
Since being listed 4 days ago, The cost of a room on this sailing has fluctuated between $494 and $497 inclusive of taxes and port fees. At only $3 more than the all time low of $494 now is a great time to secure your cabin
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Wifi and Cell Service
GigSky offers plans that cover internet on and off the ship at a fraction of the Carnival price. For this cruise, get a 5-day plan for only $71.82. The connection works onboard and on shore.
Your plan includes 500MB per day of high speed data, plus unlimited messaging, rideshare, maps, and email.
Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route three times this year in addition to 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.
More dates on the Carnival Encounter
- Jan 23 Sat, 2027 $497 $124/day
- Jan 27 Wed, 2027 $471 $118/day
- Feb 9 Tue, 2027 $475 $119/day
- Feb 23 Tue, 2027 $482 $121/day
- Mar 9 Tue, 2027 $454 $114/day
- Mar 21 Sun, 2027 $478 $120/day
- Mar 25 Thu, 2027 $624 $156/day
- Apr 12 Mon, 2027 $503 $126/day
- Apr 29 Thu, 2027 $518 $130/day
- May 3 Mon, 2027 $497 $124/day
- Jun 21 Mon, 2027 $516 $129/day
- Jul 13 Tue, 2027 $529 $132/day
- Aug 14 Sat, 2027 $504 $126/day
- Aug 31 Tue, 2027 $497 $124/day
- Sep 13 Mon, 2027 $501 $125/day
- Oct 12 Tue, 2027 $504 $126/day
- Nov 2 Tue, 2027 $493 $123/day
- Nov 14 Sun, 2027 $493 $123/day
- Dec 5 Sun, 2027 $497 $124/day
- Jan 8 Sat, 2028 $550 $138/day
- Jan 12 Wed, 2028 $550 $138/day
- Jan 25 Tue, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Feb 15 Tue, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Mar 7 Tue, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Mar 28 Tue, 2028 $493 $123/day
- May 1 Mon, 2028 $493 $123/day
- May 28 Sun, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Jun 10 Sat, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Jul 24 Mon, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Aug 25 Fri, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Sep 11 Mon, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Oct 10 Tue, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Oct 31 Tue, 2028 $493 $123/day
The same route on other Carnival ships
- Dec 14 Mon, 2026 · Luminosa $588 $147/day
- Jan 11 Mon, 2027 · Luminosa $610 $153/day
- Feb 28 Sun, 2027 · Luminosa $475 $119/day
- Mar 23 Tue, 2027 · Luminosa $500 $125/day
- Nov 16 Tue, 2027 · Luminosa $519 $130/day
- Nov 29 Mon, 2027 · Luminosa $512 $128/day
- Jan 23 Sun, 2028 · Luminosa $505 $126/day
- Mar 5 Sun, 2028 · Luminosa $502 $126/day
- Mar 9 Thu, 2028 · Luminosa $515 $129/day
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Data as of Oct 31, 2026