: the port from which a ship hails or from which it is documented
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Set to homeport in Miami beginning in June 2027, the 169,000-gross-ton Norwegian Aura is the third Prima Plus-class ship following the Aqua and the forthcoming Luna, which will debut out of Miami in April.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Not only are there multiple home ports throughout the south to choose from, but there are also a handful of ships sailing from these ports.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
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Verb
That means some of the newest and largest vessels like Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas – which will homeport there beginning in 2027 – can sail from there.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Set to homeport in Miami beginning in June 2027, the 169,000-gross-ton Norwegian Aura is the third Prima Plus-class ship following the Aqua and the forthcoming Luna, which will debut out of Miami in April.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
The Ford will be leaving the Middle East in the coming days and returning to its home port in Virginia in mid-May, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to detail sensitive military movements.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Not only are there multiple home ports throughout the south to choose from, but there are also a handful of ships sailing from these ports.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Homeport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeport. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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