4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Join the Carnival Encounter and settle in for four nights of exciting travel across the sea from Brisbane and back again!
Aboard this cruise you'll call on one city, the beautiful Airlie Beach. This route is a typical one for the Encounter.
This is the total you pay, no surprises at checkout. With a cost of less than $125 a day, this deal is good.
The Carnival Encounter
The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished only this year ago in 2026, is a highly-rated Grand class vessel that can accomodate comfortably more than 2,500 travelers.
The Encounter Carnival delights guests with a bowling lane, a jacuzzi, a gym, five pools, a spa, a waterslide, a casino, and a rock climbing wall.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This itinerary is made up of two days at sea and one day in port. See the full itinerary below for details.
© OpenStreetMap · © ESA WorldCover
Book Your Cruise
Since being listed seventeen months ago, The price of a stateroom on this sailing has ranged between $414 and $643 including taxes and port charges. Now this itinerary is just 20% higher than the all time low of $414 so reserve your cabin now before it goes up.
Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.
Resources
Add it to your calendar
Your departure and return dates in the calendar you already use.
Apple
Google
OutlookPrintable CruiseSheet
One page with the route, the day-by-day schedule, typical weather and a notes box for each day.
Stay connected on board
A GigSky eSIM works on the ship and ashore in Asia Pacific, so your phone just works without the ship's Wi‑Fi package.
Unlimited data for your 5 days $84.49 $71.82
500 MB a day at full speed, then 500 kbps; messaging, email and maps apps stay unlimited.
Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route three 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.
More dates on the Carnival Encounter
- Jan 23 Sat, 2027 $496 $124/day
- Jan 27 Wed, 2027 $480 $120/day
- Feb 9 Tue, 2027 $484 $121/day
- Feb 23 Tue, 2027 $481 $120/day
- Mar 9 Tue, 2027 $463 $116/day
- Mar 21 Sun, 2027 $477 $119/day
- Mar 25 Thu, 2027 $608 $152/day
- Apr 12 Mon, 2027 $498 $125/day
- Apr 29 Thu, 2027 $516 $129/day
-
May 3 Mon, 2027 This sailing
- Jun 21 Mon, 2027 $514 $129/day
- Jul 13 Tue, 2027 $528 $132/day
- Aug 14 Sat, 2027 $502 $126/day
- Aug 31 Tue, 2027 $496 $124/day
- Sep 13 Mon, 2027 $500 $125/day
- Oct 12 Tue, 2027 $502 $126/day
- Nov 2 Tue, 2027 $492 $123/day
- Nov 14 Sun, 2027 $492 $123/day
- Dec 5 Sun, 2027 $495 $124/day
The same route on other Carnival ships
- Dec 14 Mon, 2026 · Luminosa $587 $147/day
- Jan 11 Mon, 2027 · Luminosa $616 $154/day
- Feb 28 Sun, 2027 · Luminosa $474 $119/day
- Mar 23 Tue, 2027 · Luminosa $509 $127/day
- Nov 16 Tue, 2027 · Luminosa $511 $128/day
- Nov 29 Mon, 2027 · Luminosa $507 $127/day
- Jan 23 Sun, 2028 · Luminosa $504 $126/day
- Mar 5 Sun, 2028 · Luminosa $500 $125/day
Show alternate dates for this cruise → Show all cruises that sail this route →
Data as of Oct 26, 2026