4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter

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Book your cabin on the Carnival Encounter and settle in for four nights of breathtaking sailing through the sea from Brisbane and back!

Aboard this trip you will experience one exciting port: Airlie Beach. This route is a common one for the Encounter.

We include all meals, entertainment, taxes, and fees in this, so that you can compare trips easily. With a cost of less than $120 a day, this is a good deal.

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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 house comfortably over 2,500 travelers.

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

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Your Itinerary

This itinerary spends two days at sea and one port day. See the full itinerary below for details.

Sun21March 21stSunday
3:00pm
Mon22March 22ndMonday
At Sea
Tue23March 23rdTuesday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Wed24March 24thWednesday
At Sea
Thu25March 25thThursday
7:00am
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March 21st, 2027  - Airlie Beach Cruise on the Carnival Encounter
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Alternate Sailings

The Encounter sails this route four 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.

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Since being listed fifteen months ago, The price of a cabin on this itinerary has fluctuated between $378 and $546 inclusive of taxes and port charges. This graph displays the cost over time for the different types of cabin.

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Last Updated: Sep 19, 2026

Last Modified: Sep 19, 2026

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