www.cruisedeals.com — SEO report 2026-10-20

I requested https://www.cruisedeals.com/cruise-deals-from-los-angeles/ and got HTTP 200 back in 19.5s (93.8 KB of HTML, server IP 104.18.28.208).
It looks like it's built with Divi. Tracking detected: Google Analytics 4.
Google will most likely show the title “Cruise Deals from Los Angeles | CruiseDeals.com” with the description “Find the best cruise deals sailing out of Los Angeles — compare Mexico, Mexican Riviera, and Hawaii sailings at CruiseDeals.com.”
The main content has 723 words. Judging by word frequency, it's mostly about los angeles, cruise line, royal caribbean, cruise deals, roundtrip los.
Headings: 1 H1, 2 H2s, 8 deeper headings. Images: 11 total, 0 missing alt text, 0 with empty alt. Links: 89 internal, 1 external, 0 broken out of 14 tested.
For “cruise deals”: it appears 6× in the content (1.66%). Found in: title tag, meta description, H1, subheadings (H2–H6), URL, image alt text, Open Graph title. Missing from: first 100 words.
Structured data tells Google this page includes: Product, Brand, Offer, ItemList, ListItem.
Robots.txt exists, an XML sitemap was found but this page wasn't in the part I checked. Nothing is blocking Google from indexing this page.

Google result preview

www.cruisedeals.com › cruise-deals-from-los-angeles

Cruise Deals from Los Angeles | CruiseDeals.com

Find the best cruise deals sailing out of Los Angeles — compare Mexico, Mexican Riviera, and Hawaii sailings at CruiseDeals.com.

Top things to fix first

Problem Keyword not in first 100 words (Keyword Targeting)
Mention the keyword early in the opening paragraph.
Improve No canonical tag (Crawling & Indexing)
Add <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.cruisedeals.com/cruise-deals-from-los-angeles/"> in the <head>.
Improve Server response (TTFB): 1184 ms (Technical & Speed)
Use page caching, a CDN, or better hosting.
Improve This page was not found in the sitemap (Crawling & Indexing)
Add this URL to your XML sitemap (most SEO plugins do this automatically for published pages).
Improve HTTP → HTTPS uses a temporary 302 redirect (Technical & Speed)
Change the HTTP→HTTPS redirect to a 301.
Improve cruisedeals.com uses a temporary redirect (Technical & Speed)
Make cruisedeals.com → www.cruisedeals.com a permanent 301.
Improve Heading levels skip (Headings)
Nest headings in order (H2 under H1, H3 under H2…).
Improve Text-to-HTML ratio: 4.9% (Content)
Reduce unused markup / page-builder bloat or add more real content.
Improve Readability: -24.9 (Flesch reading ease — difficult) (Content)
Use shorter sentences and simpler words.
Improve 11 images lack width/height attributes (Images)
Set width and height attributes on <img> tags.

Crawling & Indexing 94/100

✓

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.

✓

robots.txt found

10 user-agent groups, 1 sitemap declared.

✓

robots.txt lets Googlebot crawl this page

Matching rule: allow: /

✓

XML sitemap found

https://www.cruisedeals.com/sitemap.php — Sitemap index with 4 child sitemaps (opened 4, 0 URLs seen). Uses <lastmod> dates (good).

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This page was not found in the sitemap

Pages in the sitemap get discovered and recrawled more reliably.

Add this URL to your XML sitemap (most SEO plugins do this automatically for published pages).

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No canonical tag

A canonical tag tells Google which URL is the "real" one when duplicates exist (tracking params, www vs non-www, etc.).

Add <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.cruisedeals.com/cruise-deals-from-los-angeles/"> in the <head>.

View robots.txt

# robots.txt — cruisedeals.com
# Generated by the SEO/GEO Crawler project. Keep this in sync with the
# exclusion list in gather_urls_run.php (GU_SKIP_PREFIXES) — both exist to
# keep crawlers off admin tools and session/account pages.

User-agent: *
Disallow: /seo_manage.php
Disallow: /seo_crawl.php
Disallow: /gather_urls.php
Disallow: /gather_urls_run.php
Disallow: /dynamic_seo.php
Disallow: /cruisedeals_capture.php
Disallow: /seo_data/
Disallow: /EDEAL_BUILDER/
Disallow: /QUOTE_SYSTEM/
Disallow: /my-trips.php
Disallow: /my-groups.php
Disallow: /group.php
Disallow: /create-group.php
Disallow: /login.php
Disallow: /logout.php
Disallow: /ajax/
Disallow: /offers_data/
Disallow: /portal_files/
Disallow: /book.php
Disallow: /site_report.php
Disallow: /booking_data/
Disallow: /ship_value.php
Disallow: /ship_stars.php
Disallow: /port_stars.php
Allow: /

# ── AI / GEO crawlers — explicitly allowed, not just left unblocked ──────
# (seo_crawl.php's "AI crawler access" check looks for exactly these
# user-agents being Disallow: / — this section is what keeps that check
# passing.)
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-Web
Allow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Allow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Allow: /

Sitemap: https://www.cruisedeals.com/sitemap.php

Title & Meta Description 100/100

✓

Title tag (47 characters)

“Cruise Deals from Los Angeles | CruiseDeals.com” — Good length.

✓

Meta description (128 characters)

“Find the best cruise deals sailing out of Los Angeles — compare Mexico, Mexican Riviera, and Hawaii sailings at CruiseDeals.com.” — Good length.

Keyword Targeting 89/100

✓

Keyword in title tag

✓

Keyword appears early in the title

Front-loaded keywords tend to perform better.

✓

Keyword in meta description

✓

Keyword in H1

✓

Keyword in subheadings (H2–H6)

✕

Keyword not in first 100 words

Mention the keyword early in the opening paragraph.

✓

Keyword in URL

✓

Keyword in image alt text

✓

Keyword in Open Graph title

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Keyword used in internal link text on this page

Make sure those links point to the page you want to rank — not away from it.

✓

Keyword used 6 times (1.66% density)

A natural range. There's no magic number — relevance and coverage matter more.

✓

Keyword is among the page's most-used terms

The page's vocabulary lines up with the target.

Headings 94/100

✓

Exactly one H1

“Cruise Deals From Los Angeles”

✓

2 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 (11)

H2 Get a Free Quote
H4 Your Selected Cruise
H2 Request a Custom Quote
H1 Cruise Deals From Los Angeles
H3 Last Minute Cruise Deals from Los Angeles
H3 6-Night Mexico Cruise
H3 8-Night Mexico Cruise
H3 Best Cruise Deals from Los Angeles
H3 6-Night Mexico Cruise
H3 8-Night Mexico Cruise
H3 6-Night Mexican Riviera Cruise

Content 83/100

✓

723 words of content

Solid amount of content.

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Text-to-HTML ratio: 4.9%

Lots of code, little visible text. Often a sign of bloated page builders.

Reduce unused markup / page-builder bloat or add more real content.

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Structure: 4 paragraphs, 5 lists, 0 tables

Lists and tables are often pulled into Google featured snippets.

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Readability: -24.9 (Flesch reading ease — difficult)

60+ is plain English most people read comfortably.

Use shorter sentences and simpler words.

What the page text is about (most-used terms)

Words

cruise ×24
cruises ×19
mexico ×18
los ×14
angeles ×13
caribbean ×11
view ×11
line ×11
adults ×8
san ×8
night ×7
royal ×7

2-word phrases

los angeles ×13
cruise line ×9
royal caribbean ×7
cruise deals ×6
roundtrip los ×5
view details ×5
cruise onboard ×5
lucas mexico ×5
view bonus ×5
details talk ×5

3-word phrases

deals from los ×6
san lucas mexico ×5
view details talk ×5
night view details ×5
cabo san lucas ×5
roundtrip los angeles ×5
view bonus royal ×4
seas roundtrip los ×4

Images 79/100

✓

All 11 images have an alt attribute

Alt text describes images to Google and screen readers.

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11 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)

11 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 (11)

Image	Alt text	Issues
https://www.cruisedeals.com/cruisedeals_logo_2026_powered.png	Cruise Deals powered by The Vacation Group	no size
https://www.cruisedeals.com/data/images/ships/3/1.jpg	Voyager of the Seas	no size
https://www.vacation.com/hires_logo_8.png	Royal Caribbean International	no size
https://www.cruisedeals.com/data/images/ships/3/1.jpg	Voyager of the Seas	no size
https://www.vacation.com/hires_logo_8.png	Royal Caribbean International	no size
https://www.cruisedeals.com/data/images/ships/3/1.jpg	Voyager of the Seas	no size
https://www.vacation.com/hires_logo_8.png	Royal Caribbean International	no size
https://www.cruisedeals.com/data/images/ships/3/1.jpg	Voyager of the Seas	no size
https://www.vacation.com/hires_logo_8.png	Royal Caribbean International	no size
https://www.cruisedeals.com/data/images/ships/1376221/1.jpg	Carnival Panorama	no size
https://www.vacation.com/hires_logo_1.png	Carnival Cruise Line	no size

Links 100/100

✓

89 unique internal links

108 internal links in total.

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1 unique external links

Linking to reputable sources can support credibility.

✓

No broken links (tested 14)

A sample of internal and external links all responded.

Link test results

URL	Status
https://www.cruisedeals.com/	200
https://www.cruisedeals.com/results.php?compose=1	200
https://www.cruisedeals.com/results.php?compose=1&cmp_de=1	200
https://www.cruisedeals.com/results.php?compose=1&cmp_de=2	200
https://www.cruisedeals.com/results.php?compose=1&cmp_de=79	200
https://www.cruisedeals.com/results.php?compose=1&cmp_de=81	200
https://www.cruisedeals.com/results.php?compose=1&cmp_de=4	200
https://www.cruisedeals.com/results.php?compose=1&cmp_de=611	200
https://www.cruisedeals.com/results.php?compose=1&cmp_de=5	200
https://www.cruisedeals.com/results.php?compose=1&cmp_de=70	200
https://www.cruisedeals.com/results.php?compose=1&cmp_de=7	200
https://www.cruisedeals.com/results.php?compose=1&cmp_de=10	200
https://www.cruisedeals.com/results.php?compose=1&cmp_de=78	200
https://www.vacation.com	200
https://www.cruisedeals.com/data/images/dest/45.jpg	200

Structured Data (Schema) 94/100

✓

JSON-LD structured data found

Types: Product ×8, Brand ×8, Offer ×8, ItemList ×2, ListItem ×5

✓

Product schema has the key fields

✓

Offer schema has the key fields

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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).

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Keyword in schema: no

Not a ranking factor on its own, but consistent naming helps entity understanding.

View JSON-LD (5 blocks)

{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "Product",
    "name": "Mexico",
    "image": "https://www.cruisedeals.com/data/images/dest/23.jpg",
    "sku": "328967",
    "brand": {
        "@type": "Brand",
        "name": "Royal Caribbean International"
    },
    "offers": {
        "@type": "Offer",
        "priceCurrency": "USD",
        "price": "249.00",
        "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
        "url": "https://www.cruisedeals.com/results.php?compose=1&cmp_de=23,70&cmp_ep=338&found_lead=328967"
    }
}

{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "Product",
    "name": "Mexican Riviera",
    "image": "https://www.cruisedeals.com/data/images/dest/73.jpg",
    "sku": "317778",
    "brand": {
        "@type": "Brand",
        "name": "Carnival Cruise Line"
    },
    "offers": {
        "@type": "Offer",
        "priceCurrency": "USD",
        "price": "295.00",
        "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
        "url": "https://www.cruisedeals.com/results.php?compose=1&cmp_de=73&cmp_ep=338&found_lead=317778"
    }
}

{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "Product",
    "name": "Hawaii",
    "image": "https://www.cruisedeals.com/data/images/dest/19.jpg",
    "sku": "352740",
    "brand": {
        "@type": "Brand",
        "name": "Princess Cruises"
    },
    "offers": {
        "@type": "Offer",
        "priceCurrency": "USD",
        "price": "1164.00",
        "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
        "url": "https://www.cruisedeals.com/results.php?compose=1&cmp_de=19&cmp_ep=338&found_lead=352740"
    }
}

{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "ItemList",
    "itemListElement": [
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 1,
            "item": {
                "@type": "Product",
                "name": "Royal Caribbean International Voyager of the Seas — 6-Night Mexico Cruise",
                "image": "https://www.cruisedeals.com/data/images/ships/3/1.jpg",
                "sku": "328967",
                "brand": {
                    "@type": "Brand",
                    "name": "Royal Caribbean International"
                },
                "offers": {
                    "@type": "Offer",
                    "priceCurrency": "USD",
                    "price": "249.00",
                    "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                    "url": "https://www.vacation.com/h5.php?sailing=328967"
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 2,
            "item": {
                "@type": "Product",
                "name": "Royal Caribbean International Voyager of the Seas — 8-Night Mexico Cruise",
                "image": "https://www.cruisedeals.com/data/images/ships/3/1.jpg",
                "sku": "328675",
                "brand": {
                    "@type": "Brand",
                    "name": "Royal Caribbean International"
                },
                "offers": {
                    "@type": "Offer",
                    "priceCurrency": "USD",
                    "price": "379.00",
                    "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                    "url": "https://www.vacation.com/h5.php?sailing=328675"
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "ItemList",
    "itemListElement": [
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 1,
            "item": {
                "@type": "Product",
                "name": "Royal Caribbean International Voyager of the Seas — 6-Night Mexico Cruise",
                "image": "https://www.cruisedeals.com/data/images/ships/3/1.jpg",
                "sku": "328967",
                "brand": {
                    "@type": "Brand",
                    "name": "Royal Caribbean International"
                },
                "offers": {
                    "@type": "Offer",
                    "priceCurrency": "USD",
                    "price": "249.00",
                    "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                    "url": "https://www.vacation.com/h5.php?sailing=328967"
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 2,
            "item": {
                "@type": "Product",
                "name": "Royal Caribbean International Voyager of the Seas — 8-Night Mexico Cruise",
                "image": "https://www.cruisedeals.com/data/images/ships/3/1.jpg",
                "sku": "328675",
                "brand": {
                    "@type": "Brand",
                    "name": "Royal Caribbean International"
                },
                "offers": {
                    "@type": "Offer",
                    "priceCurrency": "USD",
                    "price": "379.00",
                    "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                    "url": "https://www.vacation.com/h5.php?sailing=328675"
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 3,
            "item": {
                "@type": "Product",
                "name": "Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Panorama — 6-Night Mexican Riviera Cruise",
                "image": "https://www.cruisedeals.com/data/images/ships/1376221/1.jpg",
                "sku": "317778",
                "brand": {
                    "@type": "Brand",
                    "name": "Carnival Cruise Line"
                },
                "offers": {
                    "@type": "Offer",
                    "priceCurrency": "USD",
                    "price": "295.00",
                    "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                    "url": "https://www.vacation.com/h5.php?sailing=317778"
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

Tip: paste the URL into Google's Rich Results Test for the official verdict.

Social Sharing 100/100

✓

og:title set

Cruise Deals from Los Angeles | CruiseDeals.com

✓

og:description set

Find the best cruise deals sailing out of Los Angeles — compare Mexico, Mexican Riviera, and Hawaii sailings at CruiseD…

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og:image set

https://www.cruisedeals.com/data/images/dest/45.jpg

✓

og:url set

http://www.cruisedeals.com/cruise-deals-from-los-angeles/

✓

og:type set

website

✓

Twitter/X card set (summary_large_image)

Cruise Deals from Los Angeles | CruiseDeals.com

Find the best cruise deals sailing out of Los Angeles — compare Mexico, Mexican Riviera, and Hawaii sailings at CruiseDeals.com.

www.cruisedeals.com

Technical & Speed 83/100

✓

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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cruisedeals.com uses a temporary redirect

Make cruisedeals.com → www.cruisedeals.com a permanent 301.

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Server response (TTFB): 1184 ms

Measured from this server. Under 800 ms is good; slow TTFB drags down every Core Web Vital.

Use page caching, a CDN, or better hosting.

✓

HTML size: 93.8 KB

Under ~150 KB of HTML is healthy.

✓

Compression enabled (gzip)

Transferred 18.5 KB.

✓

0 render-blocking scripts in <head>

4 external scripts and 5 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

✓

Clean, readable URL

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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 94/100

✓

Mobile viewport tag set

width=device-width, initial-scale=1

✓

Language declared (lang="en")

✓

Character encoding declared

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No favicon

Google displays favicons in mobile results — a blank one looks untrustworthy.

Add a favicon (at least 48×48) and link it with <link rel="icon">.

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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.

SEO report

Changes since last save Oct 20, 2026 5:41 amScore history: 91 → 92 → 91 → 92 → 92 → 91 → 91 → 91 → 92 → 92 → 92 → 92 → 92 → 92 → 92 → 92 → 91

✓ Fixed (0)

✕ New problems (1)

What I learned about this URL