8 Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter

Settle in for eight nights of luxurious travel across the sea when you reserve your cabin on the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back again.

Calling on exotic destinations such as Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea makes this trip notable. This route is an interesting one for the Encounter.

Book quickly, because the price of this itinerary is going up! Reserve your stateroom before the price moves upwards. The price includes all entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes. No surprises! At less than $100 a day, this represents a really good bargain.

Day 6: Noumea
Waterslide

The Carnival Encounter

The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished less than this year ago in 2025, is a highly-rated Grand class vessel that can carry comfortably over 2,500 cruisers.

The Encounter Carnival has a casino, a waterslide, two jacuzzis, a spa, a rock climbing wall, a gym, and a bowling lane.

Carnival Encounter
Spa

Pricing Information

Since being listed 18 days ago, The cost of this itinerary has ranged between $756 and $772 for a room, inclusive of $0 in taxes and port charges. The accompanying graph shows the cost over time for each type of cabin. At only $16 higher than the all time low of $756 today is a great time to secure your stateroom

inside
outside
balcony
suite
$772
$838
$1,134
$1,331
$96.50/day
$104.75/day
$141.75/day
$166.38/day
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Your Itinerary

This itinerary spends four days at sea and three days in port. Major features include visits to exotic destinations like Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea.

DatePortArriveDepart
Sat, Jan 9Brisbane, Australia 3:00pm
Sun, Jan 10At Sea
Mon, Jan 11At Sea
Tue, Jan 12Lifou, New Caledonia 8:00am5:00pm
Wed, Jan 13Mystery Island, Vanuatu 8:00am5:00pm
Thu, Jan 14Noumea, New Caledonia 8:00am5:00pm
Fri, Jan 15At Sea
Sat, Jan 16At Sea
Sun, Jan 17Brisbane, Australia 6:00am
January 9th, 2027  - Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise on the Carnival Encounter
Your Route
Day 4: Lifou
Gym
Casino

Alternate Sailings

The Encounter sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The Luminosa 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.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2026
2027
$670 $772
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Last Updated: Jul 3, 2025

Last Modified: Jul 3, 2025

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