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 Mystery Island, Port-Vila, 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.

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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

Pricing Information

Since being listed 18 days ago, The cost of this itinerary has ranged between $754 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 $18 higher than the all time low of $754 today is a great time to secure your stateroom

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$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 Mystery Island, Port-Vila, and Noumea.

DatePortArriveDepart
Fri, Jun 25Brisbane, Australia 3:00pm
Sat, Jun 26At Sea
Sun, Jun 27At Sea
Mon, Jun 28Noumea, New Caledonia 8:00am5:00pm
Tue, Jun 29Mystery Island, Vanuatu 8:00am5:00pm
Wed, Jun 30Port-Vila, Vanuatu 8:00am5:00pm
Thu, Jul 1At Sea
Fri, Jul 2At Sea
Sat, Jul 3Brisbane, Australia 7:00am
June 25th, 2027  - 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 next year, but doesn't sail it 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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Last Updated: Jul 3, 2025

Last Modified: Jul 3, 2025

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