port of call
noun phrase
1
: an intermediate port where ships customarily stop for supplies, repairs, or transshipment of cargo
2
: a stop included on an itinerary
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The restrictions led to widespread changes in cruise itineraries, with many of the major lines switching from Venice as a port of call or embarking point to nearby Ravenna and Trieste.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
In a way, though, the mystery cruise was still a Greek cruise of sorts: every port of call in Italy was once part of Magna Graecia, ancient Greek colonies on the Italian peninsula.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
The fact that all meals were included, along with a daily tour in each port of call, was an additional incentive.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
Hosting up to only 822 guests, Seven Seas Prestige boasts one of the highest passenger-to-space ratios in the cruise industry, as well as 11 dining experiences and unlimited shore excursions in every port of call.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
In a way, though, the mystery cruise was still a Greek cruise of sorts: every port of call in Italy was once part of Magna Graecia, ancient Greek colonies on the Italian peninsula.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
The fact that all meals were included, along with a daily tour in each port of call, was an additional incentive.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
Hosting up to only 822 guests, Seven Seas Prestige boasts one of the highest passenger-to-space ratios in the cruise industry, as well as 11 dining experiences and unlimited shore excursions in every port of call.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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“Port of call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20call. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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