4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Reserve your cabin on the Carnival Encounter and settle in for four nights of exciting cruising across the sea from Brisbane and back!
With this sailing you'll spend time at one exciting city: Airlie Beach. This is a standard route for the Encounter.
Offered at under $125 per day, this is a solid value. The price is the total you pay, no surprises.
The Carnival Encounter
More than 2,500 passengers can sail on this top-rated Grand class ship, based in Brisbane and refurbished only this year ago in 2026.
The Encounter Carnival offers guests a gym, five pools, a spa, a waterslide, a jacuzzi, a casino, a bowling lane, and a rock climbing wall.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This itinerary spends one day in port and two sea days. See the full itinerary below for details.
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Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on October 28th of this year, The cost of this cruise has ranged between $493 and $496 for a room, including taxes and port charges. At only $3 more expensive than the all time low of $493 today is a great time to reserve your stateroom
Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.
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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