4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Book your cabin on the Carnival Encounter and get ready for four nights of exciting sailing across the sea from Brisbane and back again!
During this sailing you will spend time in one city, the great Airlie Beach. This is a standard route for the Encounter.
The price is the total price, including all taxes and fees. At under $145 per day, this value is good. This price just dropped, so book now to reserve your room before the price increases again!
The Carnival Encounter
Based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026, over 2,500 passengers can travel comfortably on this top-rated Grand class cruise ship.
The Encounter Carnival offers a waterslide, a rock climbing wall, five pools, a spa, a jacuzzi, a bowling lane, a gym, and a casino.
Your Itinerary
This itinerary includes two sea days and one port day. 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 indicates the price over time for the different classes of cabin. Since it was first listed on November 7th of last year, The cost of a cabin on this sailing has fluctuated between $488 and $636 inclusive of taxes and port fees. Now this itinerary is only 17% higher than the all time low of $488 so lock in your room now before it goes up.
Last Updated: Sep 9, 2026
Last Modified: Sep 8, 2026