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

The line graph illustrates the

number

of

visitors

to a particular Caribbean

island

over a period of seven years (2010 to 2017).

Overall

, the total

number

of

tourists

increased between 2010 and 2017, and the

figure

for

tourists

who stayed on

cruise

ships

showed a similar trend. Staying on the

island

was a more popular choice before the second half of 2015, and

then

was exceeded by the

cruise

ship option. From 2010 to 2013, the

number

of

visitors

staying on the

island

rose from 0.75

million

to about 1.5

million

,

while

the

figure

for

visitors

who stayed on

cruise

ships

fluctuated between 0.25

million

and 0.5

million

. The

figure

for

visitors

staying on the

island

remained stable between 2013 and 2017 with the exception of 2011 (1.25

million

).

By contrast

, the

number

of

tourists

staying on

cruise

ships

had consistently risen to 2

million

by 2017. It should be noticed that

although

the

figure

for

visitors

staying on the

island

remained higher than that of on

cruise

ships

, the gap between them continuously narrowed, and was overtaken in the second half of 2015, which means that staying on

cruise

ships

had become the most popular option for

tourists

when visiting Caribbean

island

.

Although

the

figure

for

visitors

staying on the

island

and on

cruise

ships

showed different trends, the total

number

of

tourists

coming to the Caribbean

island

had grown steadily to 3.5 times as many as the

number

in 2010 (1

million

).