4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Reserve your cabin on the Carnival Encounter and prepare for four nights of relaxing cruising through the sea from Brisbane and back again!
With this trip you will visit one beautiful destination: Airlie Beach. This is a frequent route for the Encounter.
We include all all taxes and fees in our price, so there are no surprises. Offered at less than $115 a day, this deal is great.
The Carnival Encounter
The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished less than this year ago in 2026, is a highly-rated Grand class cruise ship that can house comfortably more than 2,500 passengers.
The Encounter Carnival is home to a gym, five pools, a bowling lane, a spa, a rock climbing wall, a jacuzzi, a casino, and a waterslide.
Your Itinerary
This sailing 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 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, 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
Since being listed nine months ago, The cost of this cruise has fluctuated between $395 and $446 for a stateroom, inclusive of taxes and port charges. This graph indicates the cost over time for the different types of cabin. Today this cruise is only $51 higher than the all time low of $395 so lock in your cabin now before it goes up.
Last Updated: Aug 5, 2026
Last Modified: Aug 3, 2026