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Port of call

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, port of call means: A port visited by a ship during its voyage.

In Turkish: uğrak limanı

How it is used

Used in voyage itineraries; a call may be brief and need not start or end the cruise.

Example sentences

  1. Our next port of call is Rhodes, where passengers will have six hours ashore.

    The port is an intermediate visit with a defined shore-time window.

  2. Bad weather forced the captain to replace one port of call with a day at sea.

    A scheduled port visit can be omitted while the overall voyage continues.

Common collocations

  • scheduled port of call
  • next port of call
  • itineraryA detailed plan of a trip or tour that shows where travellers will go, in what order and at what times.
  • boat tripA short journey on a boat for pleasure, often with stops for swimming, sightseeing or lunch, usually lasting a few hours or a day.

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