The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean Island between 2010 and 2017. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates how many people choose a Caribbean

Island

as their holiday destination over a 7

year-period

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(2010 – 2017),

tourists

had the option to stay either

on

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cruise

shops or on the

island

.

Overall

, the total

number

of

tourists

increased significantly over the period of time,

however

, there was a shift in the

visitors

’ preference between staying on land or on the water. From 2010 to 2015, the total

number

of

tourists

experienced a steady rise, jumping from 1

million

to slightly more than 2.5

million

. During

this

5 years-period, more

visitors

chose to stay on the

island

than on

cruise

ships. From 2010 to 2011, the

number

of on-land

visitors

stayed

over

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0.5

million

,

while

on-water

visitors

showed a growth, ending 2011 at 0.5

million

. After 2011, the

number

of

island

visitors

continued to rise, reaching its peak in 2013 at 1.5

million

,

while

the figures

cruise

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visitors

shrunk, reaching its lowest

number

in 2012 but recovering from that year onwards. Starting from 2012, the

number

of

visitors

staying on ships steadily increased, outnumbering the on-

island

figures, which declined since the plateau in 2013, between 2015 and 2016. In 2016 the

overall

number

of

tourists

spiked, in the end of the recorded period,

this

Caribbean

Island

was welcoming 3.5

visitors

, out of each 2

million

chose to stay on

cruise

ships and 1.5

million

on the

island

.