4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
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!
The Carnival Encounter
Over 2,500 people can comfortably sail on this highly-rated Grand class cruise ship, based in Brisbane and refurbished only this year ago in 2026.
The Encounter Carnival offers guests a rock climbing wall, a casino, a jacuzzi, five pools, a bowling lane, a spa, a gym, and a waterslide.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This cruise consists of one day in port and two sea days. See the full itinerary below for details.
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Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The price of this sailing has ranged between $371 and $784 for a stateroom, including taxes and port fees.
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Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route three 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.
More dates on the Carnival Encounter
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Nov 3 Tue, 2026 This sailing
- Nov 15 Sun, 2026 $623 $156/day
- Dec 6 Sun, 2026 $598 $150/day
- Jan 23 Sat, 2027 $498 $125/day
- Jan 27 Wed, 2027 $475 $119/day
- Feb 9 Tue, 2027 $482 $121/day
- Feb 23 Tue, 2027 $475 $119/day
- Mar 9 Tue, 2027 $458 $115/day
- Mar 21 Sun, 2027 $471 $118/day
- Mar 25 Thu, 2027 $593 $148/day
- Apr 12 Mon, 2027 $488 $122/day
- Apr 29 Thu, 2027 $507 $127/day
- May 3 Mon, 2027 $487 $122/day
- Jun 21 Mon, 2027 $499 $125/day
- Jul 13 Tue, 2027 $521 $130/day
- Aug 14 Sat, 2027 $496 $124/day
- Aug 31 Tue, 2027 $486 $122/day
- Sep 13 Mon, 2027 $490 $123/day
- Oct 12 Tue, 2027 $493 $123/day
- Nov 2 Tue, 2027 $486 $122/day
- Nov 14 Sun, 2027 $486 $122/day
- Dec 5 Sun, 2027 $489 $122/day
The same route on other Carnival ships
- Dec 14 Mon, 2026 · Luminosa $574 $144/day
- Jan 11 Mon, 2027 · Luminosa $601 $150/day
- Feb 28 Sun, 2027 · Luminosa $465 $116/day
- Mar 23 Tue, 2027 · Luminosa $502 $126/day
- Nov 16 Tue, 2027 · Luminosa $504 $126/day
- Nov 29 Mon, 2027 · Luminosa $501 $125/day
- Jan 23 Sun, 2028 · Luminosa $497 $124/day
- Mar 5 Sun, 2028 · Luminosa $494 $124/day
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Data as of Oct 19, 2026