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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Cargo is frequently conducted this way, moving from one port of call to another via air, land or sea before ending up at its final destination with all the proper documentation.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
As the storm approached, cruise lines adjusted itineraries scheduled to sail to the eastern and central Caribbean, including ports of call in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios, Jamaica’s popular cruise ports.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Stops include such dreamy destinations as Cozumel, Bimini, Grand Cayman, and Montego Bay, and Carnival's own ports of call Half Moon Cay and Celebration Key.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
With 18 ports of call, the Holland Zuiderdam will first head south to Jamaica, then east to Puerto Rico,, southwest to Colombia, and finally return to Miami via stops in Panama and Mexico.
—Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
As the storm approached, cruise lines adjusted itineraries scheduled to sail to the eastern and central Caribbean, including ports of call in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios, Jamaica’s popular cruise ports.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Stops include such dreamy destinations as Cozumel, Bimini, Grand Cayman, and Montego Bay, and Carnival's own ports of call Half Moon Cay and Celebration Key.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
With 18 ports of call, the Holland Zuiderdam will first head south to Jamaica, then east to Puerto Rico,, southwest to Colombia, and finally return to Miami via stops in Panama and Mexico.
—Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Port of call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20call. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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