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

The graph gives information on how many

tourists

visited a particular

Caribbean

island

from 2010 to 2017.

Overall

,

it is clear that

the total

number

of

tourists

visiting a

Caribbean

island

has an upward trend in that period,

while

the preference between staying on

cruise

ships

and staying on the

island

is fluctuating in the same period. Looking at the chart more specifically, in 2010, the total

number

of

tourists

visiting a

Caribbean

island

was approximately one

million

and that of

people

staying on

cruise

ships

and on the

island

was about 0.75

million

and 0.25

million

respectively. From 2011 to 2013, the total amount of

people

going to the

Caribbean

island

had an upward trend from about 1.25 to 1.5

million

,

likewise

that of individuals on

cruise

ships

increased from around 0.75

million

to 1.25

million

as well. Contrary to these trends, the

number

of

people

staying on the

island

fluctuated between 0.5

million

to 0.25

million

. From 2013 to 2015, the

number

of total

tourists

soared to around 2.75

million

continuously,

while

that of individuals on

cruise

ships

remained the same. Similar to the

number

of total

people

, that of

people

staying on the

island

increased drastically to about 1.25

million

. In 2016, the

number

of total

tourists

remained the same,

whereas

the

number

of

people

staying on the

island

at 1.5

million

overtook that of

people

staying on

cruise

ships

at 1.25

million

.