4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter

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Settle in for four nights of exciting cruising across the sea when you embark on the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back.

While aboard this trip you will stop in one great destination: Airlie Beach. This is a typical route for the Encounter.

We include all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in our price, so that you can compare cruises easily. With a cost of under $150 a day, this is a solid deal.

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The Carnival Encounter

More than 2,500 travelers can travel on this top-rated Grand class ship, based in Brisbane and refurbished less than this year ago in 2026.

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

Carnival Encounter
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Your Itinerary

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

Thu25March 25thThursday
3:00pm
Fri26March 26thFriday
At Sea
Sat27March 27thSaturday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Sun28March 28thSunday
At Sea
Mon29March 29thMonday
7:00am
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March 25th, 2027  - Airlie Beach Cruise on the Carnival Encounter
Your Route
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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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2026
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Since being listed fifteen months ago, The price of a stateroom on this itinerary has fluctuated between $493 and $627 including taxes and port fees. This graph shows the price over time for the different classes of cabin.

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$593
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$148.25/day
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