8 Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Prepare for eight nights of exciting sailing through the sea when you embark on the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back.
Spending time in extremely rare destinations such as Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea makes this cruise special. This is a typical route for the Encounter.
This price includes all all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees. No sneaky extra fees! With a cost of less than $100 per day, this represents a very good deal.
The Carnival Encounter
Based in Brisbane and refurbished less than this year ago in 2026, more than 2,500 travelers can sail on this highly-rated Grand class ship.
The Encounter Carnival wows guests with five pools, a casino, a rock climbing wall, a bowling lane, a spa, a waterslide, a jacuzzi, and a gym.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This sailing spends four days at sea and three port days. High points include visits to extremely rare stops like Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea.
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Book Your Cruise
Since being listed a year or so ago, The price of this cruise has ranged between $662 and $966 for a stateroom, inclusive of taxes and port fees.
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 Adventure also sails a route with the same stops but a slightly different schedule.
More dates on the Carnival Encounter
- Jan 9 Sat, 2027 $1,022 $128/day
- Oct 1 Fri, 2027 $788 $99/day
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Mar 11 Sat, 2028 This sailing
- 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
- Feb 24 Sat, 2029 $799 $100/day
- 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