4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Prepare yourself for four nights of exciting cruising across the sea when you join the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back.
With this sailing you'll tour through one port, the great Airlie Beach. This is a typical route for the Encounter.
We include all all taxes and fees in this price, so there are no surprises. Offered at under $125 per day, this bargain is good.
The Carnival Encounter
Based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026, over 2,500 travelers can sail comfortably on this top-rated Grand class cruise ship.
The Encounter Carnival wows guests with a bowling lane, a casino, a spa, a rock climbing wall, five pools, a gym, a waterslide, and a jacuzzi.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This itinerary consists of two days at sea and one port day. See the full itinerary below for details.
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Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on November 7th of last year, The cost of a room on this cruise has ranged between $536 and $554 inclusive of taxes and port fees. Today this itinerary is at an all time low, so reserve your room now before it goes up.
Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.
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Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route three 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.
More dates on the Carnival Encounter
- Jan 23 Sat, 2027 $498 $125/day
- Jan 27 Wed, 2027 $475 $119/day
- Feb 9 Tue, 2027 $482 $121/day
- Feb 23 Tue, 2027 $475 $119/day
- Mar 9 Tue, 2027 $458 $115/day
- Mar 21 Sun, 2027 $471 $118/day
- Mar 25 Thu, 2027 $593 $148/day
- Apr 12 Mon, 2027 $488 $122/day
- Apr 29 Thu, 2027 $507 $127/day
- May 3 Mon, 2027 $487 $122/day
- Jun 21 Mon, 2027 $499 $125/day
- Jul 13 Tue, 2027 $521 $130/day
- Aug 14 Sat, 2027 $496 $124/day
- Aug 31 Tue, 2027 $486 $122/day
- Sep 13 Mon, 2027 $490 $123/day
- Oct 12 Tue, 2027 $493 $123/day
- Nov 2 Tue, 2027 $486 $122/day
- Nov 14 Sun, 2027 $486 $122/day
- Dec 5 Sun, 2027 $489 $122/day
The same route on other Carnival ships
- Dec 14 Mon, 2026 · Luminosa $574 $144/day
- Jan 11 Mon, 2027 · Luminosa $601 $150/day
- Feb 28 Sun, 2027 · Luminosa $465 $116/day
- Mar 23 Tue, 2027 · Luminosa $502 $126/day
- Nov 16 Tue, 2027 · Luminosa $504 $126/day
- Nov 29 Mon, 2027 · Luminosa $501 $125/day
- Jan 23 Sun, 2028 · Luminosa $497 $124/day
- Mar 5 Sun, 2028 · Luminosa $494 $124/day
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Data as of Oct 20, 2026