8 Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Reserve your cabin on the Carnival Encounter and settle in for eight nights of refreshing travel through the sea from Brisbane and back!
Spending time in extremely rare ports like Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea makes this cruise special. This route is a typical one for the Encounter.
We include all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in the price, so that you can compare cruises easily. Coming in at less than $125 per day, this represents a good deal.
The Carnival Encounter
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 house over 2,500 people.
The Encounter Carnival wows guests with a jacuzzi, five pools, a waterslide, a casino, a gym, a spa, a rock climbing wall, and a bowling lane.
Your Itinerary
This sailing includes four days at sea and three port days. Highlights include visits to rare destinations like Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea.
Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route once this year as well as four times next year. The Adventure 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.
Book Your Cruise
The accompanying graph displays the cost over time for the different types of cabin. Since being listed ten months ago, The price of a cabin on this cruise has ranged between $726 and $1,041 including taxes and port charges.
Last Updated: Sep 7, 2026
Last Modified: Sep 7, 2026