The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017.

The graph indicates the

number

of people who travelled to a Caribbean

island

from 2010 to 2017.

Overall

, there was a significant rise in the total

number

of visitors to a Caribbean

island

.

In particular

, the

figure

for visitors on

cruise

ships

showed the most significant change over the seven-year period. In 2010, the

number

of vacationers on

cruise

ships

and on the

island

began at 0.25

million

and 0.78

million

respectively. The following year, the

figure

for

cruise

ships

rose slightly to 0.5

million

,

while

the

number

of visitors on

cruise

ships

remained unchanged. From 2013 to 2015, the

figure

for tourists staying on the

island

remained stable at 1.5

million

. Between 2015 and 2016, the

number

of people staying on

cruise

ships

surpassed that of the

island

. Over the following two years, the

figure

for

cruise

ship passengers reached a peak of 2

million

,

while

the

number

of tourists on the

island

fluctuated around 1.5

million

. The total

number

of tourists rose gradually from 1

million

to 3.5

million

throughout the entire period.