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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Carnival is also debuting a new port of call in July 2025: Celebration Key.
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Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
Boots on the Water, a country music cruise focusing on the twangy sounds of the Nineties and 2000s, has announced its 2026 lineup and ports of call.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
Book now Many of the sailings to Alaska center on the state’s major ports of call, like Juneau and Sitka.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Feb. 2025
My first port of call in the West End, had been to the Warner Bros. Pictures Post-BAFTA Cocktail reception in Kettner’s Townhouse.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
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Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
Boots on the Water, a country music cruise focusing on the twangy sounds of the Nineties and 2000s, has announced its 2026 lineup and ports of call.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
Book now Many of the sailings to Alaska center on the state’s major ports of call, like Juneau and Sitka.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Feb. 2025
My first port of call in the West End, had been to the Warner Bros. Pictures Post-BAFTA Cocktail reception in Kettner’s Townhouse.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Port of call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20call. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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