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The phrase "ports of call" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to the various destinations or stops that a ship makes during its journey.
Example: "The cruise itinerary includes several exciting ports of call, such as Barcelona, Rome, and Athens."
Alternatives: "stops along the way" or "destinations on the route."
Idiom
First port of call.
The first place you stop to do something is your first port of call.
Dictionary
ports of call
noun
Plural of port of call
Exact(52)
Two more ports of call remained.
Ports of call are St.
Ports of call include Mombasa, Kenya; and Nosy Be, Madagascar.
Ports of call include Marseille, Alexandria and Piraeus (Athens).
Her childhood was spent overseas, in exotic ports of call.
Dates, ports of call and fares are subject to change.
Ports of call include Kelheim, Regensberg, Passau and Vienna.
Cruise ships have canceled all ports of call in Mexico.
Most commercial fruit trees, and food crops for that matter, hail from other ports of call.
Italy's southernmost islands, Lampedusa and Sicily, are the obvious first ports of call.
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Of course, new cruise ports-of-call are not without controversy.
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