4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Prepare for four nights of breathtaking sailing across the sea when you join the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back again.
With this trip you will spend time at one destination, the great Airlie Beach. This is a common route for the Encounter.
Coming in at less than $120 per day, this represents a good bargain. The price is the total you pay, no sneaky extra fees.
The Carnival Encounter
The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished less than this year ago in 2026, is a top-rated Grand class ship that can accomodate comfortably more than 2,500 passengers.
The Encounter Carnival offers a casino, a jacuzzi, a spa, a gym, a rock climbing wall, five pools, a waterslide, and a bowling lane.
Your Itinerary
This itinerary is made up of one port day and two sea days. See the full itinerary below for details.
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Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route four times this year in addition to 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.
Book Your Cruise
The accompanying graph displays the cost over time for all types of cabin. Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The cost of a stateroom on this cruise has ranged between $378 and $632 inclusive of taxes and port charges.
Last Updated: Oct 5, 2026
Last Modified: Oct 5, 2026