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

The provided line graph illustrates the annual tourist influx to a specific

Caribbean

island

over a span of 7 years, commencing from 2010. In broad terms, there is a consistent upward trend in the total number of tourists visiting the

Caribbean

island

throughout the entire timeframe.

Additionally

, the data indicates that the preference for

visitors

staying on

cruise

ships was consistently lower than that for those electing to extend their sojourn on the

island

for most of the period. In the initial year, the aggregate count of tourists venturing to the

Caribbean

island

stood at precisely 1

million

. Out of these, 75,000 individuals chose to reside on the

island

,

while

the remainder opted for accommodation on

cruise

ships. In the subsequent two years,

although

a minor decline is observed, reaching a nadir of just under 0.25

million

for

visitors

staying on

cruise

ships, the choice to stay on the

island

remained more prevalent, with a figure of 1.25

million

visitors

. In the ultimate year, a remarkable surge is evident, with the total number of

visitors

to the

Caribbean

island

skyrocketing to 3.5

million

.

Likewise

, the count of tourists favouring

cruise

ship accommodations underwent a substantial upswing, reaching precisely 2

million

, surpassing the count for those selecting the

island

as their residence (1.5

million

).