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 compares how many

tourists

visited a specific Caribbean

island

from 2010 to 2017.

Overall

, the total

number

of

visitors

kept steadily growing throughout the given period of time. By the end of 2017, the

number

of

visitors

on cruise

ships

quadrupled,

while

the

number

of

the

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tourists

staying on the

island

increased threefold. In 2010 there were less than half a

million

island

visitors

staying on

ships

, followed by a gradual increase over the next four years reaching the point of one

million

tourists

. From 2014 to 2017 the

number

of travellers doubled, eventually peaking at two

million

visitors

. The

number

of people staying on

island

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,

however

, was twice as large in 2010 than on cruise

ships

, experiencing a steady rise until 2013.

Then

, the figure levelled off at 1.5

million

point

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, remaining the same until 2017. The total

number

of

tourists

figure shows the same positive trend as the cruise

ships

one and is the sum of both other figures at each point in time. It witnessed a steady growth in visitor numbers from one to 3.5

million

between 2010 and 2017.