4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter

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Prepare yourself for four nights of relaxing sailing through the sea when you embark on the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back again.

On this cruise you will spend time in one stop, the beautiful Airlie Beach. This route is a standard one for the Encounter.

This price includes all entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes. No surprises at checkout! With a cost of less than $125 per day, this value is strong.

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Gym

The Carnival Encounter

The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026, is a highly-rated Grand class ship that can accomodate comfortably over 2,500 cruisers.

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

Carnival Encounter
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Your Itinerary

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

Mon1May 1stMonday
3:00pm
Tue2May 2ndTuesday
At Sea
Wed3May 3rdWednesday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Thu4May 4thThursday
At Sea
Fri5May 5thFriday
7:00am
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May 1st, 2028  - Airlie Beach Cruise on the Carnival Encounter
Your Route
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Alternate Sailings

The Encounter sails this route four times this year as well as 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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The accompanying graph shows the cost over time for each type of cabin. Since being listed eleven months ago, The cost of a cabin on this sailing has fluctuated between $395 and $609 including taxes and port fees.

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$123.00/day
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Last Updated: Sep 19, 2026

Last Modified: Sep 19, 2026

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