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Disney8 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 $105 a day, this is a great deal.
The Carnival Encounter
Over 2,500 people can sail on this highly-rated Grand class ship, based in Brisbane and refurbished less than this year ago in 2026.
The Encounter Carnival delights guests with five pools, a bowling lane, a rock climbing wall, a jacuzzi, a casino, a waterslide, a gym, and a spa.
Your Itinerary
This sailing spends three days in port and four sea days. Highlights include visits to very uncommon cities like Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea.
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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. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.
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 $778 and $1,000 including taxes and port charges. The accompanying graph indicates the price over time for the different classes of cabin. Today this itinerary is just $31 higher than the all time low of $778 so reserve your room now before it goes up.
Last Updated: Sep 19, 2026
Last Modified: Sep 19, 2026