6 Night Great Barrier Reef Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
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.
The Carnival Encounter
Based in Brisbane and refurbished only this year ago in 2026, more than 2,500 travelers can sail on this highly-rated Grand class cruise ship.
The Encounter Carnival offers guests a casino, a gym, five pools, a spa, a bowling lane, a jacuzzi, a rock climbing wall, and a waterslide.
Your Itinerary
This cruise spends three sea days and two days in port. Highlights include visits to very uncommon ports like Airlie Beach and Cairns.
Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route once this year plus two times next year. The Adventure 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.
Book Your Cruise
The accompanying graph displays the cost over time for every class of cabin. Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The price of this itinerary has varied between $541 and $703 for a cabin, including taxes and port fees. Today this cruise is just nineteen percent higher than the all time low of $541 so reserve your stateroom now before it goes up.
Last Updated: Aug 6, 2026
Last Modified: Aug 4, 2026