8 Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Prepare for eight nights of relaxing travel across the sea when you set sail with the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back again.
This sailing is particularly exciting because you'll only stop at once-in-a-lifetime cities such as Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea. This is a common route for the Encounter.
This price is the total you pay, no surprises. Coming in at less than $100 per day, this deal is very good.
The Carnival Encounter
The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished less than this year ago in 2026, is a top-rated Grand class cruise ship that can carry comfortably over 2,500 people.
The Encounter Carnival boasts five pools, a jacuzzi, a rock climbing wall, a spa, a waterslide, a gym, a casino, and a bowling lane.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This sailing includes four days at sea and three days in port. Major features include visits to extremely rare destinations 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 price of a room on this cruise has fluctuated between $795 and $799 inclusive of taxes and port charges. At only $4 higher than the all time low of $795 today is a great time to reserve your room
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
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Feb 24 Sat, 2029 This sailing
- Apr 7 Sat, 2029 $842 $105/day
- 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