8 Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Reserve your cabin on the Carnival Encounter and settle in for eight nights of luxurious travel through the sea from Brisbane and back!
This trip is notable because you'll exclusively call on once-in-a-lifetime ports such as Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea. This is a common route for the Encounter.
This price includes all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes. No sneaky extra fees! At less than $100 a day, this value is great.
The Carnival Encounter
Based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026, more than 2,500 passengers can travel comfortably on this top-rated Grand class cruise ship.
The Encounter Carnival has a waterslide, a casino, five pools, a spa, a rock climbing wall, a gym, a jacuzzi, and a bowling lane.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This cruise includes three days in port and four sea days. Highlights include visits to rare cities like Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea.
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Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on October 28th of this year, The price of this cruise has fluctuated between $795 and $799 for a room, inclusive of taxes and port charges. At only $4 more than the all time low of $795 now is a great time to secure your cabin
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
- Mar 11 Sat, 2028 $795 $99/day
- 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
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May 26 Sat, 2029 This sailing
- Jun 30 Sat, 2029 $863 $108/day
The same route on other Carnival ships
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Data as of Oct 31, 2026