6 Night Great Barrier Reef Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter

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Prepare yourself for six nights of breathtaking cruising across the sea when you set sail with the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back.

This sailing is notable because you'll only stop in once-in-a-lifetime cities such as Airlie Beach and Cairns. This route is a special one for the Encounter.

This is the total price, including entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes. At less than $110 per day, this value is very strong.

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The Carnival Encounter

More than 2,500 passengers can comfortably travel on this highly-rated Grand class cruise ship, based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026.

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

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Your Itinerary

This sailing includes two port days and three days at sea. Highlights include visits to very uncommon stops like Airlie Beach and Cairns.

DatePortArriveDepart
Sun, Jan 17Brisbane, Australia 3:00pm
Mon, Jan 18At Sea
Tue, Jan 19Willis Island, Australia (Cruising)
Wed, Jan 20Cairns, Australia 7:00am4:00pm
Thu, Jan 21Airlie Beach, Australia 9:30am6:00pm
Fri, Jan 22At Sea
Sat, Jan 23Brisbane, Australia 7:00am
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January 17th, 2027  - Great Barrier Reef Cruise on the Carnival Encounter
Your Route
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Day 4: Cairns
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Alternate Sailings

The Encounter sails this route once this year as well as two times next year. The Voyager of the Seas also sails a route with the same stops but a slightly different schedule. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.
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This graph indicates the cost over time for every type of cabin. Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The price of a stateroom on this itinerary has ranged between $541 and $703 including taxes and port fees.

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$651
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$1,109
$108.50/day
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Last Updated: Jul 16, 2026

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2026

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