Why is Carnival Cruise ACTUALLY the Cheapest in Australia?
Hamilton Island DestinationAustralia CountryCarnival Cruise Line Cruise LineAirlie Beach PortBrisbane PortCarnival Encounter Cruise Ship
Why is Carnival Cruise the Cheapest Cruise Line in Australia? #carnival #carnivalcruise #cruise Carnival Encounter Day 3 – Airlie Beach Was AMAZING… But Edge was a Waste of Money! 😳🚢** It’s **Day 3 aboard Carnival Encounter** and today we’ve arrived in the beautiful **Whitsundays!** 🌴☀️🚢 We woke up to an absolutely incredible view from our balcony before heading ashore for our port day in **Airlie Beach**. This was definitely one of those mornings that made us appreciate having a balcony cabin! 😍 After breakfast, we booked our tender through the Carnival Hub app and headed ashore. The tender took around **15–16 minutes**, and before long we were exploring Airlie Beach. We jumped aboard the **$5 cruise shuttle**, explored the main street, checked out the lagoon and markets and somehow I was convinced to get on the Ferris wheel with two kids who thought wobbling it around was hilarious. 😳🎡😂 At least the views were worth it! After heading back to Carnival Encounter, we tried another of the **Edge activities — the Bridge Walk**. And unfortunately… this one gets a 👎 from us. We expected an actual experience but basically walked about a metre onto the bridge, posed for loads of photos and were then expected to purchase the photos afterwards. **My advice: skip this one.** If you ARE going to do it, definitely choose a port day because the views from above the bridge are spectacular. 🚢🌴 Then it was time to sail away from the beautiful Whitsundays and begin our journey back towards Brisbane. 🌅 We finished the day with dinner at the Waterfront Restaurant, a visit to the Piano Bar and a little bit of Carnival’s **80s Rock & Glow Party**. 🎹🕺🎉 Tomorrow is our **FINAL SEA DAY**… and it’s almost time to answer the big question: 👉 **Would we actually cruise with Carnival again?** Subscribe to **Wonder Down Under Travel** to find out!