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Meta information
91% 
Page quality
94% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
85% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.25 s
File size
158.60 kB
Words
593
Media files
17
Number of links
84 internal / 5 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
European Cruises and Ferry Crossings | Passenger Ferries | DFDS
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 603 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Plan and book DFDS cruises and ferry crossings across our European network.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (490 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.dfds.com/en
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
The specified alternate links have no errors.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The character encoding is not specified in the HTTP header.
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 593 words. That's ok.
32.2% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
11 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 18.81 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 12 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

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...uple_Winter_on_deck_exp_05_2024.jpg?q=75Hero Couple Winter on deck exp 01_04_2029Hero Couple Winter on deck exp 01_04_2029
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...erspring-ferriestoUK_cont_promo.jpg?q=75EC Always On Winterspring-ferriestoUK cont promoEC Always On Winterspring-ferriestoUK cont promo
...760ce/Norway_H1_Oslo_1200x600px.jpg?q=75Oslo Opera House - Photo by Arvid Malde on UnsplashOslo Opera House at sunset
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
European Ferry Travel with DFDS
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 European Ferry Travel with DFDS
H2 Experience the UK, Europe and Scandinavia
H2 Amsterdam-Newcastle Ferry Crossings
H2 France-Dover Early Booking 2025
H2 Ferry Crossings to the UK
H2 Ferry Crossings to Norway
H2 Ferry Crossings to Copenhagen
H2 Ferry Crossings to the Baltics
H2 All DFDS European Ferry Crossings
H2 Proudly named the World’s Leading Ferry Operator 
H2 Join +500.000 travellers. Sign-up to receive DFDS news and be the first to get:
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 5 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
/en/passenger-ferriesPassenger Ferries
/en/freight-ferries-and-logisticsFreight Ferries and Logistics
https://www.dfds.com/en/aboutAbout
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/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...Calais-Dover
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...Dunkirk-Dover
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...Dieppe-Newhaven
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...Amsterdam-Newcastle
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...Rosslare-Dunkirk
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...Copenhagen-Oslo
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...Frederikshavn-Oslo
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...Kiel-Klaipeda
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...Karlshamn-Klaipeda
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...Kapellskär-Paldiski
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...Spain-Morocco
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...Morocco-Spain
/en/passenger-ferries/mini-cru...Amsterdam Mini Cruise
/en/passenger-ferries/mini-cru...Newcastle Mini Cruise
/en/passenger-ferries/mini-cru...Copenhagen Mini Cruise
/en/passenger-ferries/mini-cru...Oslo Mini Cruise
/en/passenger-ferries/mini-cru...Klaipeda Mini Cruise
/en/passenger-ferries/mini-cru...All Mini Cruises
/en/passenger-ferries/packagesAll Packages
/en/passenger-ferries/onboardOn board our Ferries
/en/passenger-ferries/duty-freeDuty Free
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-ex...Extras and Add-Ons
/en/passenger-ferries/destinat...Holland Travel Guide
/en/passenger-ferries/destinat...France Travel Guide
/en/passenger-ferries/destinat...Belgium Travel Guide
/en/passenger-ferries/destinat...Germany Travel Guide
/en/passenger-ferries/destinat...Other Travel Guides
/en/passenger-ferries/duty-fre...Reserve & Collect
/en/passenger-ferries/travel-t...Travel That Moves You
/en/passenger-ferries/behind-e...Behind Every Journey
/en/passenger-ferries/awardsRecognition and Awards
/en/passenger-ferries/rich-her...Our Rich Heritage
/en/passenger-ferries/environm...Environmental Sustainability
/en/passenger-ferries/customer...Customer service
/en/passenger-ferries/customer...FAQs
/en/passenger-ferries/passenge...Live Travel Updates
/en/passenger-ferries/passenge...Timetables
/en/passenger-ferries/passenge...Terminals
/en/passenger-ferries/passenge...Pet Travel
/en/passenger-ferries/my-bookingLogin (My Bookings)
/en/passenger-ferries/passenge...Advanced Passenger Information
/en/passenger-ferries/groups-t...Group travel
/en/passenger-ferries/customer...Contact us
/en/passenger-ferries/get-your...Get Your Guide
/en/passenger-ferries/environm...Environmental Initiatives
/en/passenger-ferries/brexitBrexit Information
/en/passenger-ferries/newslett...Sign up to our Newsletter
/en/passenger-ferries/customer...Text duplicate Contact us
/en/office-locationsDFDS locations
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...%20 discount Amsterdam-Newcastle Ferry Crossings Discover more Scotland for less in 2025. Book your IJmuiden - Newcastle crossing before 4 March and get 20% ...
IMG-ALT EBO Web PromoBox
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...%15 discount France-Dover Early Booking 2025 Planning a trip to England in 2025? Sail with DFDS and get a 15% discount when you book early. Check out our fer...
IMG-ALT UK EBO EC Promo
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...From €79 per person based on 4 people in an inside cabin, one way + car Ferry Crossings to the UK Travel to the UK through one of our three ports, Newcastle,...
IMG-ALT EC Always On Winterspring-ferriestoUK cont promo
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...From €45 pp + car one way Ferry Crossings to Norway Visit Norway and sail our Copenhagen-Oslo route. Enjoy the incredible facilities onboard and you're sure ...
IMG-ALT Oslo Opera House - Photo by Arvid Malde on Unsplash
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...From €45 pp + car, one way Ferry Crossings to Copenhagen Exploring Scandinavia couldn’t be easier with a ferry crossing to Denmark. Set sail on our Oslo - Co...
IMG-ALT Pearl - front
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...From €54 pp Ferry Crossings to the Baltics Cruise to the Baltics on one of our three routes and explore a variety of different locations, including Lithuania...
IMG-ALT Trakai castle in Lituania
/en/passenger-ferries/ferry-cr...View all of our available routes here
/en/passenger-ferries/awardsFind out more
/en/legal/privacySubdomain DFDS privacy policy
/en/freight-ferries-and-logisticsText duplicate Freight Ferries and Logistics
https://www.dfds.com/en/aboutSubdomain About us
/en/passenger-ferries/my-bookingMy Bookings/Log In
/en/passenger-ferries/customer...Text duplicate Contact us
/en/passenger-ferries/customer...Text duplicate Customer service
/en/passenger-ferries/customer...Text duplicate FAQs
/en/passenger-ferries/awardsAwards
/en/passenger-ferries/environm...Text duplicate Environmental Initiatives
/en/passenger-ferries/passenge...Advanced Passenger Information FAQ
/en/passenger-ferries/press/df...Important information
/en/passenger-ferries/agentAgent login
/en/about/careersCareers at DFDS
/en/passenger-ferries/affiliatesAffiliates
/en/legal/privacyPrivacy notice
https://www.dfds.com/en/legalTerms and Conditions
/en/passenger-ferries/newslett...Sign up to our DFDS Newsletter
/en/passenger-ferries/brexitBrexit information
/en/dfds-passenger-appDFDS App
IMG-ALT app icon
https://www.facebook.com/dfds....External Subdomain IMG-ALT DFDS Facebook icon
https://www.instagram.com/dfds...External Subdomain IMG-ALT DFDS Instagram icon
https://twitter.com/dfds_ukireExternal IMG-ALT X logo
https://www.youtube.com/user/D...External Subdomain IMG-ALT DFDS Youtube icon
/en/passenger-ferriesText duplicate IMG-ALT DFDS logo
https://secure.ethicspoint.eu/...External Subdomain Whistleblower
/en/legal/cookiesCookie policy
/en/legal/privacyText duplicate Privacy notice
https://www.dfds.com/en/legalLegal

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.dfds.com/en"
HTTP header
(Important)
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This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.25 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (159 kB).

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This page has 6,516 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 589 different ip addresses.

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European Cruises and Ferry Crossings | Passenger Ferries | DFDS
Plan and book DFDS cruises and ferry crossings across our European network.

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Ferry75%Check
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Ferry Crossings64%Check
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