8 Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia Cruise aboard the Carnival Encounter
Prepare for eight nights of refreshing travel across the sea when you book your cabin on the Carnival Encounter from Brisbane and back.
This sailing is notable because you will only visit extremely rare cities such as Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea. This route is a typical one for the Encounter.
We include all all entertainment, meals, taxes, and port fees in our price, so that you can compare sailings easily. Offered at under $100 a day, this value is very good.
The Carnival Encounter
Over 2,500 cruisers can comfortably travel on this highly-rated Grand class vessel, based in Brisbane and refurbished just this year ago in 2026.
The Encounter Carnival delights guests with a bowling lane, a waterslide, a jacuzzi, five pools, a spa, a gym, a rock climbing wall, and a casino.
- Ship class
- Grand
- Built
- 2002
- Refurbished
- 2026
- Guests
- 2,596
- Crew
- 1,100
- Length
- 951 ft
Your Itinerary
This cruise spends four days at sea and three days in port. High points include visits to exotic cities like Lifou, Mystery Island, and Noumea.
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Book Your Cruise
Since being listed a year or so ago, The cost of this sailing has ranged between $748 and $946 for a room, inclusive of taxes and port charges. Right now this cruise is just $30 more than the all time low of $748 so reserve your room now before it goes up.
Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.
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Alternate Sailings
The Encounter sails this route once this year in addition to four times next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Luminosa.
More dates on the Carnival Encounter
- Nov 28 Sat, 2026 $2,192 $274/day
- Jun 25 Fri, 2027 $886 $111/day
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Oct 16 Sat, 2027 This sailing
- Nov 6 Sat, 2027 $778 $97/day
- Nov 27 Sat, 2027 $778 $97/day
- Jan 29 Sat, 2028 $778 $97/day
- Feb 19 Sat, 2028 $778 $97/day
- Apr 1 Sat, 2028 $826 $103/day
- May 20 Sat, 2028 $778 $97/day
- Jun 24 Sat, 2028 $882 $110/day
The same route on other Carnival ships
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Data as of Oct 10, 2026