8 Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Book your cabin on the Carnival Encounter and settle in for eight nights of refreshing sailing across the sea from Brisbane and back again!
This sailing is particularly interesting because you will exclusively stop at rare ports such as Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea. This route is a standard one for the Encounter.
The price is the total price, including meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes. Offered at less than $100 a day, this is a great deal.
The Carnival Encounter
Based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026, over 2,500 passengers can travel comfortably on this highly-rated Grand class cruise ship.
The Encounter Carnival offers guests a gym, a spa, a casino, a rock climbing wall, five pools, a bowling lane, a waterslide, and a jacuzzi.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This cruise spends three port days and four days at sea. Major features include visits to rare destinations like Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea.
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Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on November 7th of last year, The cost of a room on this itinerary has ranged between $773 and $1,000 including taxes and port charges. At only $15 higher than the all time low of $773 now is a great time to reserve 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 same itinerary is also sailed by the Luminosa.
More dates on the Carnival Encounter
- Jan 9 Sat, 2027 $1,022 $128/day
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Oct 1 Fri, 2027 This sailing
- 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
- 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