4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter

Reserve your outside cabin on the Carnival Encounter and get ready for four nights of relaxing cruising across the sea from Brisbane and back!

While aboard this trip you'll stop at one city, the exciting Airlie Beach. This route is a typical one for the Encounter, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.

We include all entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes in our price, so that you can compare sailings easily. To make the deal even better, if you book now you can reserve a window outside stateroom for the price of an inside outside stateroom! With a cost of under $185 per day for an outside cabin, this is a bargain.

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The Carnival Encounter

The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026, is a top-rated Grand class cruise ship that can accomodate comfortably more than 2,500 guests.

The Encounter Carnival offers a bowling lane, a rock climbing wall, a spa, a gym, five pools, a waterslide, a casino, and a jacuzzi.

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Your Itinerary

This sailing is made up of one day in port and two days at sea. See the full itinerary below for details.

DatePortArriveDepart
Mon, Jun 22Brisbane, Australia
Tue, Jun 23At Sea
Wed, Jun 24Airlie Beach, Australia 9:00am5:00pm
Thu, Jun 25At Sea
Fri, Jun 26Brisbane, Australia 9:00am
June 22nd, 2026  - Airlie Beach Cruise on the Carnival Encounter
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Alternate Sailings

The Encounter sails this route four times this year as well as nineteen times next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Voyager of the Seas, Quantum of the Seas, and Luminosa. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for an outside cabin.

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Since being listed a year or so ago, The price of this sailing has varied between $403 and $723 for an outside cabin, inclusive of $0 in taxes and port fees. The accompanying graph displays the cost over time for every type of cabin.

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$180.75/day
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026

Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026

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