SEO report

Saved October 18, 2026 at 4:43 pm · https://www.singlescruise.com/?page=experience · Re-run in the checker

74
SEO score
https://www.singlescruise.com/?page=experience
Checked in 4.5s  = no change since Oct 11

Changes since last save Oct 11, 2026 12:09 pmScore history: 74 → 74 → 74 → 74

Score 74 → 74 = no change  ·  0 fixed  ·  0 new

✓ Fixed (0)

Nothing fixed since then.

✕ New problems (0)

No new problems.

What I learned about this URL

Google result preview

www.singlescruise.com
SinglesCruise - Travel Single, Never Alone.
Singles Cruise is the largest singles cruise travel agency in the United States and has been organizing singles cruises since 1991. Offering exclusive events…

Top things to fix first

  1. Problem No structured data (schema markup) (Structured Data (Schema))
    Add JSON-LD schema — at minimum Organization/LocalBusiness + WebSite on the homepage, and BreadcrumbList + the matching type (Article, Product, Service…) on inner pages.
  2. Problem 8 of 8 images are missing alt text (Images)
    Add descriptive alt text to every meaningful image (see the list below).
  3. Problem 6 broken links (of 20 tested) (Links)
    Fix or remove the broken links listed below.
  4. Problem No XML sitemap found (Crawling & Indexing)
    Generate an XML sitemap (Yoast / Rank Math on WordPress, or a sitemap generator), then submit it in Google Search Console.
  5. Improve Meta description (440 characters) (Title & Meta Description)
    Rewrite the description to about 120–160 characters.
  6. Improve 4 H1 headings found (Headings)
    Keep one H1 for the main topic; change the others to H2 (often the logo or sidebar titles are wrapped in H1).
  7. Improve Canonical points to a different URL (Crawling & Indexing)
    If this page should rank on its own, make the canonical point to this exact URL.
  8. Improve No robots.txt at the site root (Crawling & Indexing)
    Create /robots.txt with: User-agent: * Allow: / Sitemap: https://www.singlescruise.com/sitemap.xml
  9. Improve singlescruise.com uses a temporary redirect (Technical & Speed)
    Make singlescruise.com → www.singlescruise.com a permanent 301.
  10. Improve HTTP → HTTPS uses a temporary 302 redirect (Technical & Speed)
    Change the HTTP→HTTPS redirect to a 301.

Crawling & Indexing 80/100

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Page returns HTTP 200 OK
Search engines can index a page that loads successfully.
✓
Page is indexable (no noindex)
No robots meta tag, which defaults to index, follow.
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No robots.txt at the site root
Not required, but it's the standard place to point crawlers at your sitemap.
Create /robots.txt with: User-agent: * Allow: / Sitemap: https://www.singlescruise.com/sitemap.xml
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No XML sitemap found
Checked robots.txt, /sitemap.xml, /sitemap_index.xml and /wp-sitemap.xml.
Generate an XML sitemap (Yoast / Rank Math on WordPress, or a sitemap generator), then submit it in Google Search Console.
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Canonical points to a different URL
Canonical: https://www.singlescruise.com/. Google will usually rank that URL instead of this one.
If this page should rank on its own, make the canonical point to this exact URL.

Title & Meta Description 78/100

✓
Title tag (43 characters)
“SinglesCruise - Travel Single, Never Alone.” — Good length.
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Meta description (440 characters)
“Singles Cruise is the largest singles cruise travel agency in the United States and has been organizing singles cruises since 1991. Offering exclusive events hosted by professional cruise directors, Singles Cruise provides a unique and memorable vacation experience for singles looking for fun and adventure with new travel companions. Singles Cruise is a subsidiary of Travel Leaders Leisure Group, a division of Travel Leaders Group, LLC.” — Will probably be truncated in results.
Rewrite the description to about 120–160 characters.
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Meta keywords tag present
Google has ignored this tag since 2009. Harmless, but it shows competitors your targets.

Keyword Targeting info

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No keyword entered
Enter a target keyword to see how well this page is optimized for it.

Headings 64/100

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4 H1 headings found
WHY SINGLES CRUISE? | Articles & Tips | FAQs | Discounts — one clear H1 is best practice.
Keep one H1 for the main topic; change the others to H2 (often the logo or sidebar titles are wrapped in H1).
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30 H2 subheadings
Good structure for readers and crawlers.
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Heading levels skip
H2 → H4, H1 → H3 — minor, but a tidy outline helps accessibility and structure.
Nest headings in order (H2 under H1, H3 under H2…).
Heading outline (46)
  • H5 Content Gallery
  • H1 WHY SINGLES CRUISE?
  • H2 What to Expect
  • H2 A Day in the Life on a Singles Cruise
  • H4 Day One
  • H3 Highlights include Elegant Night • Group Photo • Captain’s Cocktail Party
  • H4 Day Two
  • H3 Highlights include Black and White Night • Latin Fiesta Dance Party
  • H4 Day Three
  • H3 Highlights include Casual Night • Hawaiian Karaoke Party
  • H1 Articles & Tips
  • H3 Playing the online dating game
  • H3 The downside of online dating
  • H3 Benefits of meeting face to face on a Singles Cruise
  • H3 Make friends that will last a lifetime on a Singles Cruise
  • H3 Theme Cruises Offered by Singles Cruise Include…
  • H1 FAQs
  • H2 WHO IS SINGLES CRUISE?
  • H2 WHAT DOES A SINGLES CRUISE VACATION ENTAIL?
  • H2 WHATS INCLUDED IN MY CRUISE FARE?
  • H2 WHAT ARE THE AGES OF THE OTHER SINGLES ON BOARD?
  • H2 WHAT ARE THE AVERAGE MEN TO WOMEN RATIO ON A SINGLES CRUISE?
  • H2 HOW MANY TRAVELERS ON AVERAGE ARE IN A SINGLES CRUISE GROUP?
  • H2 WHAT ARE THE TIPPING GUIDELINES?
  • H2 WHEN SHOULD I PLAN TO ARRIVE FOR MY CRUISE?
  • H2 IS THE ENTIRE SHIP SINGLES TRAVELERS?
  • H2 WHAT TYPE OF SINGLES CRUISE WITH SINGLES CRUISE?
  • H2 ARE THE SINGLES CRUISE ACTIVITIES OPEN TO ANY SINGLES ONBOARD THE SHIP?
  • H2 DO YOU MATCH SINGLES WITH ROOMMATES? WHAT IF I PREFER MY OWN ROOM?
  • H2 ARE THE PRICES QUOTED BASED ON SHARING A CABIN?
  • H2 HOW MUCH IS MY DEPOSIT AND WHEN IS MY FINAL PAYMENT DUE?
  • H2 CAN I BOOK A SHORE EXCURSION THROUGH SINGLES CRUISE?
  • H2 WHERE DO I SIT IN THE DINING ROOM?
  • H2 HOW DO I FIND THE SINGLES ACTIVITIES ONBOARD?
  • H2 CAN I MEET ANY OF THE OTHER SINGLES ON THE CRUISE BEFORE IT DEPARTS?
  • H2 WILL THE CRUISE EVER BE MODIFIED OR CANCELLED?
  • H2 WHAT ABOUT LAST MINUTE RESERVATIONS?
  • H2 DOES A SINGLES CRUISE COST MORE THAN A REGULAR CRUISE?
  • H2 DO I NEED A PASSPORT? HOW DO I OBTAIN ONE?
  • H2 WHAT HAPPENS IN THE EVENT OF A HURRICANE?
  • H2 DO MANY PASSENGERS GET SEA SICK?
  • H2 WHAT SHOULD I PACK?
  • H2 WHEN CAN I BOARD THE SHIP?
  • H2 CAN I BRING ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRINKS ON A CRUISE?
  • H2 What To Do In Port? Shore Excursions!
  • H1 Discounts

Content 100/100

✓
10,926 words of content
In-depth content — great for competitive terms.
✓
Text-to-HTML ratio: 57.4%
Healthy balance of content vs. code.
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Structure: 120 paragraphs, 21 lists, 0 tables
Lists and tables are often pulled into Google featured snippets.
✓
Readability: 59.3 (Flesch reading ease — fairly difficult)
60+ is plain English most people read comfortably.
What the page text is about (most-used terms)
Words
  1. cruise ×275
  2. singles ×203
  3. group ×61
  4. onboard ×42
  5. meet ×41
  6. vacation ×40
  7. travel ×38
  8. fun ×36
  9. shore ×29
  10. time ×29
  11. cruises ×29
  12. single ×29
2-word phrases
  1. singles cruise ×113
  2. cruise lines ×18
  3. shore excursions ×18
  4. dining room ×13
  5. cruise host ×13
  6. singles cruises ×11
  7. cruise vacation ×10
  8. cruise line ×10
  9. halloween cruise ×9
  10. shore excursion ×8
3-word phrases
  1. singles cruise group ×7
  2. around the world ×5
  3. group of singles ×4
  4. singles cruise vacation ×4
  5. opportunity to meet ×4
  6. first singles cruise ×4
  7. activities and events ×4
  8. onboard the ship ×4

Images 21/100

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8 of 8 images are missing alt text
Google can't "see" images; alt text is how it knows what they show.
Add descriptive alt text to every meaningful image (see the list below).
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7 images lack width/height attributes
Missing dimensions cause layout shift (CLS), a Core Web Vitals metric.
Set width and height attributes on <img> tags.
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No images are lazy-loaded
Lazy-loading below-the-fold images speeds up the initial load.
Add loading="lazy" to images below the fold (not the main hero image).
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No modern image formats (WebP/AVIF)
7 JPG/PNG/GIF images found. Modern formats are 25–50% smaller.
Serve WebP or AVIF versions (most image/cache plugins or CDNs do this automatically).
Image list (8)
ImageAlt textIssues
https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=947103213503395&ev=PageView&noscript=1—no alt
https://www.singlescruise.com/content/solosignups.png—no alt no size
https://www.singlescruise.com/sc-logo-color-25-3.png—no alt no size
https://www.singlescruise.com/sc-logo-color-25-3.png—no alt no size
https://www.singlescruise.com/home.png—no alt no size
https://www.singlescruise.com/Facebook_Logo_Primary.png—no alt no size
https://www.singlescruise.com/Instagram_Glyph_Gradient.png—no alt no size
https://www.singlescruise.com/sc-logo-white-mint-25.png—no alt no size

Links 50/100

✓
12 unique internal links
13 internal links in total.
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12 unique external links
Linking to reputable sources can support credibility.
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6 links have no anchor text
Links with no text (and no alt/aria-label) tell Google nothing about the target.
Add text, an aria-label, or alt text on linked images.
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6 broken links (of 20 tested)
Broken links waste crawl budget and frustrate visitors.
Fix or remove the broken links listed below.
Link test results
URLStatus
https://www.singlescruise.com/200
https://www.singlescruise.com/all-cruises/200
https://www.singlescruise.com/index.php200
https://www.singlescruise.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection404
https://www.singlescruise.com200
https://www.singlescruise.com/index.php?all200
https://www.singlescruise.com/?dest=CARIBBEAN200
https://www.singlescruise.com/?dest=EUROPE200
https://www.singlescruise.com/?dest=MEXICAN RIVIERAerror
https://www.singlescruise.com/?dest=PANAMA CANALerror
https://www.singlescruise.com/new-agents/200
https://www.vacation.com200
https://www.travelleadersstudenttours.com200 → https://www.vacation.com/studenttours//
https://www.facebook.com/singlescruise400 → https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.face…
https://www.instagram.com/singlescruise/429 → https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=https%3A%2F%…
https://www.tiktok.com/@singlescruise200
http://www.travel.state.gov/403 → https://travel.state.gov/content/travel.html
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/200 → https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
https://internova.com/privacy-policy/200
https://internova.com/terms-conditions/200
https://www.singlescruise.com/preview_new.png200

Structured Data (Schema) 10/100

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No structured data (schema markup)
Schema helps Google understand the page and can earn rich results (stars, FAQs, breadcrumbs, prices…).
Add JSON-LD schema — at minimum Organization/LocalBusiness + WebSite on the homepage, and BreadcrumbList + the matching type (Article, Product, Service…) on inner pages.
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No BreadcrumbList schema
Breadcrumb schema replaces the ugly URL in results with a clean path.
Add BreadcrumbList JSON-LD (most SEO plugins can switch this on).

Social Sharing 94/100

✓
og:title set
SinglesCruise - Travel Single, Never Alone.
✓
og:description set
Singles Cruise is the largest singles cruise travel agency in the United States and has been organizing singles cruises…
✓
og:image set
https://www.singlescruise.com/preview_new.png
✓
og:url set
https://www.singlescruise.com/
✓
og:type set
website
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No twitter:card tag
X/Twitter falls back to Open Graph, but a card type gives you the large image preview.
Add <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">.
SinglesCruise - Travel Single, Never Alone.

Singles Cruise is the largest singles cruise travel agency in the United States and has been organizing singles cruises since 1991. Offering exclusive events h…

www.singlescruise.com

Technical & Speed 88/100

✓
Served over HTTPS
HTTPS is a confirmed (light) ranking signal and required for trust.
✓
No redirects on the URL you entered
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HTTP → HTTPS uses a temporary 302 redirect
A permanent 301 passes ranking signals more reliably.
Change the HTTP→HTTPS redirect to a 301.
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singlescruise.com uses a temporary redirect
Make singlescruise.com → www.singlescruise.com a permanent 301.
✓
Server response (TTFB): 354 ms
Measured from this server. Under 800 ms is good; slow TTFB drags down every Core Web Vital.
✓
HTML size: 108.8 KB
Under ~150 KB of HTML is healthy.
✓
Compression enabled (gzip)
Transferred 33.8 KB.
✓
2 render-blocking scripts in <head>
5 external scripts and 2 stylesheets in total.
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No HSTS header
Optional security hardening; forces browsers to always use HTTPS.
✓
Missing pages return a real 404
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URL could be cleaner
The URL has query parameters.
Use short, lowercase, hyphenated URLs, e.g. /roof-repair-denver/.
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Core Web Vitals not measured
Tick "Run Google PageSpeed" to pull Google's speed score and real-user data (adds ~30s).

Mobile, Language & Extras 88/100

✓
Mobile viewport tag set
width=device-width, initial-scale=1
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No lang attribute on <html>
Helps search engines and screen readers know the page language.
Add lang="en" (or your language) to the <html> tag.
✓
Character encoding declared
✓
Favicon found
Google shows it next to your result on mobile.
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No hreflang tags
Only needed if you have versions of the page in other languages/regions.
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No llms.txt
An emerging (unofficial) file that summarizes your site for AI assistants. Nice-to-have, not a Google factor.
Response headers
date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:43:20 GMT
content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
cache-control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate
pragma: no-cache
expires: Thu, 19 Nov 1981 08:52:00 GMT
server: cloudflare
x-powered-by: PHP/8.5.4
set-cookie: PHPSESSID=e01b0d637bad2afb3662b7107b4ce95d; path=/
cf-cache-status: DYNAMIC
content-encoding: gzip
cf-ray: a4c90058cdfbfb3e-LAX

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