Trip Bacon — The secret ingredient to the perfect getaway logo
Trip Bacon

P&O Cruises Online Check-in Process 🚢 Everything to know | Southampton Cruise Check-in

What Emily Does
What Emily Does
🥉Knowledgeable
👁️ 1K views📅 1 years ago⏱️ 12:39
What This Creator Said
Creator RecommendsTips & Advice🥉Knowledgeable Creator
🧍 Best for SoloNorthern_europe · Spring · 5 nightsFrom SouthamptonVeteran Cruiser

Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

I am going on a PNO Cruises five night Belgium and the Netherlands cruise in March 2025.

I am cruising solo, so I would just be checking in for myself.

My port arrival time is 2:30 in the afternoon. As I said earlier with PO, you cannot choose your boarding time.

I would always recommend if you're paying by cash to go to reception once you get on board and load your account with cash.

Creator's Tips & Advice

Arrive as close to your port arrival time as you can to avoid queues.
Put your telephone number on the luggage label.
Use a plastic luggage label holder for your luggage label.
Take your photos before check-in and save them on your device for easy upload.
Always get travel insurance.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

What if my luggage gets lost?Always put your telephone number on the luggage label so it can be found and you contacted easily.
How do I pay for onboard purchases?Use a credit card to avoid holds on debit cards; consider a card with no transaction fees for currency conversion.

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow does the P&O Cruises online check-in process work?
QWhat do I need to do before my cruise from Southampton?
QWhat is the port arrival time and can I choose my boarding time?

Topics Covered

Embarkation2 Happy BaconLoyalty Program2½ Happy BaconItinerary Route2½ Happy Bacon

Port Highlights

Rotterdam2½ Happy Bacon
Southampton2 Happy Bacon
Zeebrugge2½ Happy Bacon
How to read the Trip Bacon Score
Happy Bacon — creators loved this aspect
Sad Bacon — creators took issue with this
Meh — no strong opinion either way

Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.

About our Bacon Score methodology
YouTube Video Description

Welcome to our P&O Cruises Iona 5 night Belgium and the Netherlands cruise check-in video. In this video, I take you through the online check-in process for a P&O Cruises Iona cruise from Southampton. We sailed on Iona for a 5 night Belgium and the Netherlands sailing between 13th and 18th March 2025. Iona sails year round from Southampton including to Northern Europe, the Norwegian Fjords, Canaries and Spain & Portugal. Ports visited: Rotterdam, Netherlands (overnight) Zeebrugge, Belgium Follow What_emily_does on Youtube and Instagram Luggage label holder https://amzn.eu/d/9GWW2ve (affiliate link) Don't forget to subscribe! https://youtube.com/@whatemilydoes?si=dGGOxKlrg9TDrUV9 We have previously sailed on Iona on a 7 night cruise to the Norwegian Fjords.- check out the series here https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmKc_z1koSxsrQnqDMhSFWXXAk8elisKM&si=ACfO0HDWGYnU9HJY