Home Port Definition

home-port, homeports, home ports
noun
The port where a military, commercial, or cruise vessel is docked between trips or for seasonal stopovers or repairs.
Webster's New World
The port where a retired ship is permanently stationed.
Webster's New World
The port from which a vessel primarily operates, regardless of its registry.
American Heritage
verb
To base (a ship) permanently in a given port.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Home Port

Noun

Singular:
home port
Plural:
home ports

Home Port Sentence Examples

  • Out of Gloucester - Dedicated to the fishermen of the Cecil H. Low ' s home port.

  • Add cruise packages before or after sailing to get the most bang for your airfare buck by exploring the ship's home port more thoroughly.

  • Because cruise lines will lose money if the ships are docked in port for days without passengers, nowhere voyages are often planned after a ship has relocated to a new home port and needs to realign its schedule with new itineraries.

  • The home port of this massive luxury liner is Fort Everglades, Florida.

  • Oasis of the Sea's home port is Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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