4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Get ready for four nights of luxurious sailing across the sea when you join the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back.
With this sailing you'll tour through one port, the amazing Airlie Beach. This is a standard route for the Encounter.
We include all meals, entertainment, taxes, and fees in this price, so there are no surprises. Offered at under $115 a day, this bargain is very good.
The Carnival Encounter
The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished less than this year ago in 2026, is a highly-rated Grand class vessel that can accomodate comfortably more than 2,500 guests.
The Encounter Carnival wows guests with a gym, a bowling lane, a jacuzzi, a rock climbing wall, a spa, a casino, a waterslide, and five pools.
Your Itinerary
This sailing is made up of one port day and two days at sea. See the full itinerary below for details.
Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route seven 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, 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 shows the cost over time for every class of cabin. Since being listed nine months ago, The price of a cabin on this itinerary has fluctuated between $392 and $459 including taxes and port fees. Today this itinerary is only 17% more expensive than the all time low of $392 so secure your stateroom now before it goes up.
Last Updated: Aug 9, 2026
Last Modified: Aug 8, 2026