Settle in for four nights of refreshing travel across the sea when you reserve your cabin on the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back again.
With this trip you'll tour through one amazing destination: Airlie Beach. This route is a typical one for the Encounter.
We include all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in our price, so there are no surprises. Offered at under $110 a day, this deal is really good.
Over 2,500 people can sail on this top-rated Grand class cruise ship, based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026.
The Encounter Carnival is home to a gym, a jacuzzi, a rock climbing wall, a spa, a bowling lane, a casino, five pools, and a waterslide.
This itinerary spends one day in port and two sea days. See the full itinerary below for details.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 14 | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Mon, Nov 15 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, Nov 16 | Airlie Beach, Australia | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Nov 17 | At Sea | ||
| Thu, Nov 18 | Brisbane, Australia | 9:00am |
The Encounter sails this route five times this year plus nineteen times next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Voyager of the Seas, Quantum of the Seas, and Luminosa. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.
Since it was first listed on November 7th of last year, The cost of a room on this itinerary has fluctuated between $392 and $435 inclusive of $0 in taxes and port charges. This graph indicates the price over time for every class of cabin. At only $38 higher than the all time low of $392 now is a great time to secure your cabin
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026