Get ready for four nights of luxurious sailing through the sea when you step aboard the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back again.
While aboard this sailing you will spend time at one great city: Airlie Beach. This route is a rare one for the Encounter.
Offered at under $155 per day, this deal is. Our price includes all all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees. No surprises at checkout!
The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished less than this year ago in 2026, is a highly-rated Grand class cruise ship that can carry comfortably more than 2,500 cruisers.
The Encounter Carnival wows guests with a casino, a spa, a jacuzzi, a bowling lane, a waterslide, a gym, a rock climbing wall, and five pools.
This cruise spends two days at sea and one day in port. See the full itinerary below for details.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | Brisbane, Australia | 3:00pm | |
| Wed, Sep 2 | At Sea | ||
| Thu, Sep 3 | Airlie Beach, Australia | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, Sep 4 | At Sea | ||
| Sat, Sep 5 | Brisbane, Australia | 7:00am |
The Encounter sails this route five times this year. The Luminosa, Quantum of the Seas, and Voyager of the Seas also 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.
This graph displays the price over time for the various classes of cabin. Since being listed a year ago, The price of a room on this cruise has ranged between $371 and $604 including $0 in taxes and port charges.
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Last Updated: Jun 25, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 25, 2026