8 Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Set sail with the Carnival Encounter and prepare for eight nights of relaxing cruising through the sea from Brisbane and back!
This cruise is noteworthy because you'll exclusively stop at rare ports like Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea. This is a typical route for the Encounter.
This price is the total you pay, no sneaky extra fees. At less than $110 per day, this deal is very strong.
The Carnival Encounter
Based in Brisbane and refurbished less than this year ago in 2026, over 2,500 guests can travel on this highly-rated Grand class ship.
The Encounter Carnival boasts a spa, a casino, a waterslide, five pools, a bowling lane, a rock climbing wall, a gym, and a jacuzzi.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This sailing is made up of four days at sea and three days in port. High points include visits to exotic ports like Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea.
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Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on October 28th of this year, The cost of a cabin on this cruise has ranged between $837 and $842 including taxes and port charges. Today this cruise is only $5 higher than the all time low of $837 so secure 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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Wifi and Cell Service
GigSky offers plans that cover internet on and off the ship at a fraction of the Carnival price. For this cruise, get a 9-day plan for only $121.54. The connection works onboard and on shore.
Your plan includes 500MB per day of high speed data, plus unlimited messaging, rideshare, maps, and email.
Ashore in NC and Vanuatu the plan is at-sea only.
Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route two times next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Luminosa.
More dates on the Carnival Encounter
- Jan 9 Sat, 2027 $1,022 $128/day
- Oct 1 Fri, 2027 $788 $99/day
- Mar 11 Sat, 2028 $795 $99/day
- Oct 2 Mon, 2028 $792 $99/day
- Oct 14 Sat, 2028 $792 $99/day
- Nov 25 Sat, 2028 $792 $99/day
- Jan 9 Tue, 2029 $906 $113/day
- Feb 3 Sat, 2029 $799 $100/day
- Feb 24 Sat, 2029 $799 $100/day
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Apr 7 Sat, 2029 This sailing
- May 26 Sat, 2029 $799 $100/day
- Jun 30 Sat, 2029 $863 $108/day
The same route on other Carnival ships
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Data as of Oct 31, 2026