: the port from which a ship hails or from which it is documented
Examples of homeport in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 26 Mar. 2025
In November 2025, Norwegian Gem will arrive in Jacksonville, Florida, marking the first time the cruise line will homeport in the city.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
David Nikel, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Where will Norwegian Aqua sail? Following a transatlantic cruise that departed from Southampton, England, last week, the ship will sail on Bahamas, Bermuda and Caribbean itineraries with home ports in Miami, the Orlando-area Port Canaveral and New York through March 2027.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for homeport
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Verb
Silversea is the only cruise line that homeports in Puerto Williams.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 26 Mar. 2025
In November 2025, Norwegian Gem will arrive in Jacksonville, Florida, marking the first time the cruise line will homeport in the city.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
What do cruise ship crew members do during those final few days sailing from the shipyard to a new home port before passengers come aboard?
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Where will Norwegian Aqua sail? Following a transatlantic cruise that departed from Southampton, England, last week, the ship will sail on Bahamas, Bermuda and Caribbean itineraries with home ports in Miami, the Orlando-area Port Canaveral and New York through March 2027.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for homeport
Cite this Entry
“Homeport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeport. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share