How to Use port of call in a Sentence

port of call

noun phrase

• In all the excitement, make time for the spa — my first port of call.
  — Stacey Wreathall, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2023
• The ship and its crew were safe and continued to their next port of call.
  — Eamon Akil Farhat, Fortune, 18 May 2024
• Cruise: One more option is to book a cruise that stops in Bali as one of its ports of call.
  — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2023
• Like managers, coaches are still there to act as a first port of call when challenges arise.
  — Barnaby Lashbrooke, Fortune, 5 June 2023
• The first port of call is Ikira, a tiny island known for its hot springs that also happens to be one of the world’s Blue Zones.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
• As ever, a ship’s port of call may determine dress norms.
  — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 7 July 2023
• Of course, those aren't the only stops on this voyage: the ship visits 36 countries with a total of 55 late nights or overnights at ports of call.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2023
• The first port of call is Santorini, followed by Ephesus in Turkey and Mykonos.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
• Guests may find the days between ports of call provide a chance to get the rest many travelers seek on vacation.
  — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
• Cruise ship passengers are not immune; charges are incurred at each port of call.
  — Jessica Benavides Canepa, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2023
• The first port of call, if you are frustrated with your pay, is to speak with your line manager and HR department.
  — Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
• The passengers traveled through six countries to meet up with the ship at its final port of call in Senegal, according to the report.
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2024
• The island was officially opened as a port of call in 1997 and has been welcoming cruisers ever since.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2023
• He was born in Georgia and lived in California, Tennessee and other ports of call until his death in 2020.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Apr. 2023
• The ship has since resumed its sailing with an adjusted itinerary, including a missed port of call in Roatan.
  — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
• Figuratively, though, the grind has commenced, what with opening-week series concluded and the grind settling in as teams toss their bags on a truck, onto a plane and on to the next port of call.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
• Amsterdam is a popular port of call for both ocean and river voyages.
  — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2023
• Now it has been pressed into service as a giant mortuary, an initial port of call for more than 1,300 bodies brought directly from the scene of the initial attack.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• There are latticed layers of maritime oversight and inspections, including at a vessel’s port of registry and port of call, and the Coast Guard’s own inspections.
  — Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2024
• Such cruises are typically short (3-6 days) with few ports of call, allowing time for multiple performances in the cruise ship’s main theater, lounges, and pool deck.
  — David Nikel, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
• Travelers who do not board their ship in time are generally responsible for getting themselves to the next port of call, according to Kuther.
  — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
• So, the second port of call is, where possible, its international bodies.
  — Lauren Dunn, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2023
• Vietnam has become a frequent port of call in recent years for U.S. aircraft carriers operating in the region.
  — Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2024
• The show took place on the titular Babylon 5, a five-mile-long space station in neutral space, a port of call for travelers, smugglers, corporate explorers and alien diplomats at a time of uneasy peace and the constant threat of war.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 3 May 2023
• Shortly after the submarine's arrival in Busan on Tuesday, North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles in an apparent response to the rare port of call.
  — Martha Raddatz, ABC News, 20 July 2023
• Although the short daylight hours of early winter does limit evening sightseeing, there are late afternoon and evening ports of call that enable guests to explore ashore, including Svolvær and Tromsø.
  — David Nikel, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
• If true progress and reconciliation are now the best intentions here, then the channels of communication to the Black music community must be the first port of call, and not merely part of a strategic play.
  — Mark Sutherland, Variety, 3 Apr. 2023
• The Russian fleet is expected to continue exercises in the Caribbean before possibly making a port of call in Venezuela.
  — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
• To make the most of their limited time on the ground, many passengers book cruise shore excursions: multi-hour tours and activities organized specifically for cruise passengers at the port of call.
  — Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2024
• Collapsible Umbrella Weather on a cruise can be tough to predict, particularly for various ports of call.
  — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Aug 2024