8 Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Prepare for eight nights of refreshing cruising through the sea when you join the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back.
Stopping in once-in-a-lifetime stops like Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea makes this sailing particularly exciting. This route is a common one for the Encounter.
The price is the total price, including meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes. At under $115 per day, this value is great.
The Carnival Encounter
The Encounter Carnival, based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026, is a top-rated Grand class ship that can carry comfortably more than 2,500 passengers.
The Encounter Carnival offers guests a casino, a bowling lane, a waterslide, a rock climbing wall, a gym, a jacuzzi, five pools, and a spa.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This sailing consists of four days at sea and three port days. Highlights include visits to once-in-a-lifetime ports like Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea.
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Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The cost of a room on this cruise has ranged between $832 and $1,120 including taxes and port charges. At only $54 more than the all time low of $832 right now is a great time to reserve your stateroom
Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.
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Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route once this year as well as four times next year. The Adventure also sails a route with the same stops but a slightly different schedule.
More dates on the Carnival Encounter
- Nov 28 Sat, 2026 $2,192 $274/day
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Jun 25 Fri, 2027 This sailing
- Oct 16 Sat, 2027 $778 $97/day
- Nov 6 Sat, 2027 $778 $97/day
- Nov 27 Sat, 2027 $778 $97/day
- Jan 29 Sat, 2028 $778 $97/day
- Feb 19 Sat, 2028 $778 $97/day
- Apr 1 Sat, 2028 $826 $103/day
- May 20 Sat, 2028 $778 $97/day
- Jun 24 Sat, 2028 $882 $110/day
The same route on other Carnival ships
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Data as of Oct 10, 2026