: the port from which a ship hails or from which it is documented
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Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Nov. 2023
The cruise line will also add another ship, the Disney Adventure, in 2025, which will homeport in Singapore and mark the brand’s first to sail in Southeast Asia.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2024
The line also created a second Florida year-round home port taking over a cruise terminal at Port Everglades and this summer debuted its new Bahamas private destination Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2024
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Verb
Icon will homeport in Miami with its first sailing in January 2024.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Nov. 2023
The cruise line will also add another ship, the Disney Adventure, in 2025, which will homeport in Singapore and mark the brand’s first to sail in Southeast Asia.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
Noun
All of Virgin's ships have some itineraries including Caribbean Mexico, but the Scarlet Lady is particularly popular in the region, since Terminal V is its year-round home port.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2024
The line also created a second Florida year-round home port taking over a cruise terminal at Port Everglades and this summer debuted its new Bahamas private destination Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2024
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“Homeport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeport. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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