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

The line graph details the total number of tourists,

as well as

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where they stayed, going to a given Caribbean

island

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from 2010 to 2017.

Overall

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, total tourists rose considerably, and those staying on

cruise

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ships increased

in particular

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, overtaking

staying

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those staying

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on the

island

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itself, which underwent a more moderate increase. Visitors residing on the

island

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during their travels began the period at about .75

million

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, about 500,000 above those on

cruise

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ships. From there, the numbers for the former climbed quickly to 1.5

million

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by 2013, a full

million

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higher than the latter at the same time.

Then

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those on the

island

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were relatively steady until the end of the time surveyed,

while

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cruise

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ship passengers rose steadily, surpassing the former figure midway through 2015 and reaching a peak in 2017 of 2

million

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. The progressive patterns for visitors on

cruise

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ships and the

island

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were reflected in substantial gains for

overall

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visitors, which started at 1

million

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in 2010, grew consistently to 2.7

million

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in 2015 before plateauing through 2016 and

then

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increasing sharply to 3.5

million

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by the end of the period.