: the port from which a ship hails or from which it is documented
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Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
The second new Disney Cruise Line ship to debut in 2025 will be the Disney Adventure, which will homeport in Singapore.
—Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
In 2019, it was reassigned to its current home port of Sasebo in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's main islands.
—John Feng
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Additionally, in December 2025, Disney Cruise Line will launch the Disney Adventure, a new mega-ship that will homeport in Singapore.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
The second new Disney Cruise Line ship to debut in 2025 will be the Disney Adventure, which will homeport in Singapore.
—Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
The former is the familiar 1982 home port, complete with crunchy sound effects and very, very simple visuals.
—PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
In 2019, it was reassigned to its current home port of Sasebo in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's main islands.
—John Feng
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Homeport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeport. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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