4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter

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Settle in for four nights of refreshing cruising across the sea when you set sail with the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back.

With this trip you'll experience one great city: Airlie Beach. This is a common route for the Encounter.

This price includes all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes. No surprises at checkout! With a cost of less than $155 a day, this represents a solid bargain.

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The Carnival Encounter

Based in Brisbane and refurbished only this year ago in 2026, more than 2,500 travelers can travel comfortably on this top-rated Grand class vessel.

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

Carnival Encounter
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Your Itinerary

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

Tue3November 3rdTuesday
3:00pm
Wed4November 4thWednesday
At Sea
Thu5November 5thThursday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Fri6November 6thFriday
At Sea
Sat7November 7thSaturday
7:00am
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November 3rd, 2026  - Airlie Beach Cruise on the Carnival Encounter
Your Route
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Alternate Sailings

The Encounter sails this route four 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.

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2026
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The accompanying graph shows the cost over time for each class of cabin. Since being listed fifteen months ago, The price of a cabin on this sailing has varied between $371 and $663 including taxes and port charges.

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$617
$663
$801
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$154.25/day
$165.75/day
$200.25/day
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Last Updated: Sep 19, 2026

Last Modified: Sep 19, 2026

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