8 Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter

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Prepare for eight nights of exciting sailing across the sea when you book your cabin on the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back.

Calling on once-in-a-lifetime cities like Port-Vila, Mystery Island, and Noumea makes this sailing particularly exciting. This route is a rare one for the Encounter.

Our price is the total price, including meals, entertainment, taxes, and fees.

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The Carnival Encounter

Over 2,500 guests can travel on this top-rated Grand class ship, based in Brisbane and refurbished less than this year ago in 2026.

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

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Your Itinerary

This sailing includes three port days and four days at sea. Highlights include visits to extremely rare destinations like Port-Vila, Mystery Island, and Noumea.

Sat19December 19thSaturday
3:00pm
Sun20December 20thSunday
At Sea
Mon21December 21stMonday
At Sea
Tue22December 22ndTuesday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Wed23December 23rdWednesday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Thu24December 24thThursday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Fri25December 25thFriday
At Sea
Sat26December 26thSaturday
At Sea
Sun27December 27thSunday
7:00am
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December 19th, 2026  - Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise on the Carnival Encounter
Your Route
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Day 4: Noumea

Alternate Sailings

The Encounter sails this route two times this year. The Voyager of the Seas and Quantum 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.

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2028
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The accompanying graph indicates the cost over time for all types of cabin. Since being listed fifteen months ago, The price of a room on this cruise has varied between $873 and $1,321 inclusive of taxes and port fees.

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$1,304
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$163.00/day
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$349.38/day
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Last Updated: Aug 29, 2026

Last Modified: Aug 29, 2026

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