4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
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 $125 a day, this deal is good.
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 carry over 2,500 travelers.
The Encounter Carnival has a gym, a casino, a jacuzzi, a rock climbing wall, a waterslide, a spa, a bowling lane, and five pools.
Your Itinerary
This itinerary is made up of two sea days and one port day. See the full itinerary below for details.
Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route five times this year plus 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
Since it was first listed on November 7th of last year, The cost of a room on this itinerary has fluctuated between $392 and $482 inclusive of taxes and port charges. This graph indicates the price over time for every class of cabin.
Last Updated: Aug 30, 2026
Last Modified: Aug 29, 2026