8 Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Reserve your cabin on the Carnival Encounter and settle in for eight nights of leisurely sailing through the sea from Brisbane and back again!
Touring through once-in-a-lifetime stops like Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea makes this trip particularly interesting. This route is a frequent one for the Encounter.
Coming in at less than $115 a day, this is a very strong value. We include all all taxes and fees in this price, so that you can compare cruises easily.
The Carnival Encounter
The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026, is a top-rated Grand class cruise ship that can accomodate more than 2,500 cruisers.
The Encounter Carnival offers guests five pools, a bowling lane, a spa, a jacuzzi, a rock climbing wall, a casino, a waterslide, and a gym.
Your Itinerary
This cruise is made up of four sea days and three days in port. High points include visits to very uncommon stops like Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea.
Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route once this year in addition to four times next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Luminosa. 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 shows the cost over time for each type of cabin. Since it was first listed on November 7th of last year, The cost of a stateroom on this cruise has fluctuated between $755 and $891 inclusive of taxes and port charges. Today this cruise is only eighteen percent more expensive than the all time low of $755 so reserve your stateroom now before it goes up.
Last Updated: Aug 29, 2026
Last Modified: Aug 28, 2026