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

Examples of port of call in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Recent years have also seen the revival of the Athenian Riviera, the city’s glamorous seaside, once a port of call for Greece’s high society in the 1960s, with a string of new luxury beachfront hotels stretching across the upmarket seaside suburbs from Vouliagmeni to Glyfada. —Monica Mendal, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025

Book Shore Excursions Shore excursions are an excellent way for solo travelers to explore ports of call safely and with ease. —David Nikel, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024

After her initial voyages, the ship will move to Miami to sail four-, five- and seven-day itineraries to the Caribbean and Mexico, calling upon ports of call like Belize, the Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, and Cozumel. —Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025

And 2025 is no exception, with a new crop of exciting ports of call piquing our interest. —Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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