6 Night Great Barrier Reef Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter

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Prepare yourself for six nights of breathtaking travel across the sea when you reserve your cabin on the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back again.

This trip is particularly interesting because you'll only tour through rare cities such as Airlie Beach. This is a standard route for the Encounter.

This price includes all all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees. No surprises! Coming in at less than $125 per day, this is a strong bargain.

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Waterslide

The Carnival Encounter

The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished only this year ago in 2026, is a top-rated Grand class vessel that can accomodate comfortably more than 2,500 cruisers.

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

Carnival Encounter
Casino

Your Itinerary

This itinerary spends two days in port and three days at sea. Major features include visits to rare ports like Airlie Beach.

Sun8August 8thSunday
3:00pm
Mon9August 9thMonday
At Sea
Tue10August 10thTuesday
Willis Island, Australia (Cruising)
Wed11August 11thWednesday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Thu12August 12thThursday
9:00am – 6:00pm
Fri13August 13thFriday
At Sea
Sat14August 14thSaturday
7:00am
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August 8th, 2027  - Great Barrier Reef Cruise on the Carnival Encounter
Your Route
Day 4: Cairns
Gym

Alternate Sailings

The Encounter sails this route once this year in addition to four times next year. The Adventure, Voyager of the Seas, and Ovation 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.

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2026
2028
$675 $817
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Since being listed six months ago, The price of this sailing has ranged between $633 and $918 for a room, inclusive of taxes and port fees. The accompanying graph displays the cost over time for every type of cabin. Today this itinerary is just fifteen percent higher than the all time low of $633 so secure your room now before it goes up.

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$121.17/day
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Last Updated: Sep 19, 2026

Last Modified: Sep 19, 2026

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