4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Reserve your cabin on the Carnival Encounter and prepare yourself for four nights of leisurely sailing through the sea from Brisbane and back!
While aboard this sailing you'll visit one port, the great Airlie Beach. This route is a standard one for the Encounter.
Coming in at less than $115 a day, this deal is really good. This price is the total you pay, no sneaky extra fees.
The Carnival Encounter
The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026, is a highly-rated Grand class vessel that can accomodate comfortably more than 2,500 people.
The Encounter Carnival wows guests with a rock climbing wall, a casino, a gym, a jacuzzi, five pools, a spa, a waterslide, and a bowling lane.
Your Itinerary
This itinerary includes 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 plus 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 displays the cost over time for the different classes of cabin. Since it was first listed on November 7th of last year, The price of this sailing has varied between $460 and $447 for a stateroom, including taxes and port fees. At $13 below the previous all time low of $460 now is a great time to reserve your cabin.
Last Updated: Aug 9, 2026
Last Modified: Aug 8, 2026