8 Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter

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Prepare yourself for eight nights of relaxing travel across the sea when you book your cabin on the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back.

Spending time in exotic ports such as Mystery Island, Lifou, and Noumea makes this sailing particularly exciting. This route is an uncommon one for the Encounter.

With a cost of less than $95 a day, this is a very good bargain. This includes all entertainment, meals, port fees, and taxes. No surprises!

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The Carnival Encounter

Based in Brisbane and refurbished less than this year ago in 2026, more than 2,500 cruisers can travel comfortably on this top-rated Grand class cruise ship.

The Encounter Carnival offers a rock climbing wall, a spa, a jacuzzi, a waterslide, a bowling lane, a gym, a casino, and five pools.

Carnival Encounter
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Your Itinerary

This cruise spends four sea days and three days in port. Major features include visits to rare ports like Mystery Island, Lifou, and Noumea.

DatePortArriveDepart
Sat, Nov 28Brisbane, Australia 3:00pm
Sun, Nov 29At Sea
Mon, Nov 30At Sea
Tue, Dec 1Noumea, New Caledonia 8:00am5:00pm
Wed, Dec 2Mystery Island, Vanuatu 8:00am5:00pm
Thu, Dec 3Lifou, New Caledonia 8:00am5:00pm
Fri, Dec 4At Sea
Sat, Dec 5At Sea
Sun, Dec 6Brisbane, Australia 7:00am
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November 28th, 2026  - Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise on the Carnival Encounter
Your Route
Day 4: Noumea
Day 6: Lifou
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Alternate Sailings

The Encounter sails this route once this year plus once 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.
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Book Your Cruise

Since it was first listed on June 16th of last year, The cost of this cruise has varied between $744 and $797 for a cabin, inclusive of taxes and port fees. The accompanying graph shows the cost over time for each class of cabin. At only $16 more than the all time low of $744 right now is a great time to secure your cabin

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Last Updated: Jul 16, 2026

Last Modified: Jul 8, 2026

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