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

The line graph illustrates the

number

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of

visitors

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to a particular Caribbean

island

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

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, the total

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of

tourists

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increased between 2010 and 2017, and the

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for

tourists

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who stayed on

cruise

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ships

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showed a similar trend. Staying on the

island

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

then

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was exceeded by the

cruise

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ship option. From 2010 to 2013, the

number

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of

visitors

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staying on the

island

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rose from 0.75

million

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to about 1.5

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,

while

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the

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for

visitors

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who stayed on

cruise

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ships

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fluctuated between 0.25

million

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and 0.5

million

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. The

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for

visitors

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staying on the

island

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

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).

By contrast

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, the

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of

tourists

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staying on

cruise

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ships

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had consistently risen to 2

million

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by 2017. It should be noticed that

although

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the

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for

visitors

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staying on the

island

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remained higher than that of on

cruise

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ships

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

cruise

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ships

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had become the most popular option for

tourists

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when visiting Caribbean

island

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.

Although

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the

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for

visitors

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staying on the

island

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and on

cruise

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ships

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showed different trends, the total

number

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of

tourists

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coming to the Caribbean

island

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had grown steadily to 3.5 times as many as the

number

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in 2010 (1

million

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).