6 Night Great Barrier Reef Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Book your cabin on the Carnival Encounter and settle in for six nights of refreshing cruising across the sea from Brisbane and back again!
This trip is particularly interesting because you will exclusively spend time in once-in-a-lifetime destinations like Airlie Beach. This route is an uncommon one for the Encounter.
This is the total you pay, no surprises at checkout. With a cost of under $115 a day, this value is very strong.
The Carnival Encounter
The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026, is a top-rated Grand class ship that can house comfortably over 2,500 cruisers.
The Encounter Carnival has a gym, a spa, a waterslide, a rock climbing wall, a jacuzzi, a casino, a bowling lane, and five pools.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This sailing consists of three sea days and two days in port. High points include visits to rare ports like Airlie Beach.
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Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on November 7th of last year, The cost of a cabin on this itinerary has fluctuated between $556 and $806 including taxes and port charges. Today this itinerary is just nineteen percent more expensive than the all time low of $556 so lock in your stateroom now before it goes up.
Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.
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Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The Luminosa, Voyager of the Seas, Quantum of the Seas, and Grand also sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.
More dates on the Carnival Encounter
- Apr 6 Tue, 2027 $728 $121/day
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Feb 27 Sun, 2028 This sailing
The same route on other Carnival ships
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Data as of Oct 20, 2026