4 Night Airlie Beach Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Embark on the Carnival Encounter and prepare yourself for four nights of breathtaking sailing through the sea from Brisbane and back!
On this trip you will stop in one amazing destination: Airlie Beach. This is a typical route for the Encounter.
This price is the total price, including meals, entertainment, taxes, and fees. Coming in at less than $125 per day, this is a good value.
The Carnival Encounter
Based in Brisbane and refurbished only this year ago in 2026, over 2,500 cruisers can cruise comfortably on this top-rated Grand class ship.
The Encounter Carnival offers a rock climbing wall, a waterslide, five pools, a casino, a bowling lane, a gym, a spa, and a jacuzzi.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This cruise is made up of two sea days and one day in port. See the full itinerary below for details.
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Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on October 28th of this year, The price of a room on this itinerary has varied between $491 and $493 including taxes and port fees. Today this itinerary is only $2 more than the all time low of $491 so secure your room now before it goes up.
Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.
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Wifi and Cell Service
GigSky offers plans that cover internet on and off the ship at a fraction of the Carnival price. For this cruise, get a 5-day plan for only $71.82. The connection works onboard and on shore.
Your plan includes 500MB per day of high speed data, plus unlimited messaging, rideshare, maps, and email.
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
- Jan 23 Sat, 2027 $497 $124/day
- Jan 27 Wed, 2027 $471 $118/day
- Feb 9 Tue, 2027 $475 $119/day
- Feb 23 Tue, 2027 $482 $121/day
- Mar 9 Tue, 2027 $454 $114/day
- Mar 21 Sun, 2027 $478 $120/day
- Mar 25 Thu, 2027 $624 $156/day
- Apr 12 Mon, 2027 $503 $126/day
- Apr 29 Thu, 2027 $518 $130/day
- May 3 Mon, 2027 $497 $124/day
- Jun 21 Mon, 2027 $516 $129/day
- Jul 13 Tue, 2027 $529 $132/day
- Aug 14 Sat, 2027 $504 $126/day
- Aug 31 Tue, 2027 $497 $124/day
- Sep 13 Mon, 2027 $501 $125/day
- Oct 12 Tue, 2027 $504 $126/day
- Nov 2 Tue, 2027 $493 $123/day
- Nov 14 Sun, 2027 $493 $123/day
- Dec 5 Sun, 2027 $497 $124/day
- Jan 8 Sat, 2028 $550 $138/day
- Jan 12 Wed, 2028 $550 $138/day
- Jan 25 Tue, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Feb 15 Tue, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Mar 7 Tue, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Mar 28 Tue, 2028 $493 $123/day
- May 1 Mon, 2028 $493 $123/day
- May 28 Sun, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Jun 10 Sat, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Jul 24 Mon, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Aug 25 Fri, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Sep 11 Mon, 2028 $493 $123/day
- Oct 10 Tue, 2028 $493 $123/day
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Oct 31 Tue, 2028 This sailing
The same route on other Carnival ships
- Dec 14 Mon, 2026 · Luminosa $588 $147/day
- Jan 11 Mon, 2027 · Luminosa $610 $153/day
- Feb 28 Sun, 2027 · Luminosa $475 $119/day
- Mar 23 Tue, 2027 · Luminosa $500 $125/day
- Nov 16 Tue, 2027 · Luminosa $519 $130/day
- Nov 29 Mon, 2027 · Luminosa $512 $128/day
- Jan 23 Sun, 2028 · Luminosa $505 $126/day
- Mar 5 Sun, 2028 · Luminosa $502 $126/day
- Mar 9 Thu, 2028 · Luminosa $515 $129/day
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Data as of Oct 31, 2026