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

The provided line graph delineates the trend in tourist numbers visiting a specific Caribbean

island

from 2010 to 2017, with a distinction between

visitors

staying on

cruise

ships and those lodging on the

island

. Over the seven-year period, the total number of

visitors

exhibited a consistent upward trajectory. In 2010, approximately 1

million

tourists

stayed on

cruise

ships,

whereas

those staying on the

island

were slightly fewer, at around 0.5

million

. Interestingly,

while

the number of

tourists

on

cruise

ships saw a steady increase, peaking at nearly 2

million

by 2017, the count of

visitors

lodging on the

island

remained relatively flat until 2014, after which it experienced a sharper rise, reaching roughly 1.5

million

by the end of the period. The gap between the two categories of

visitors

was somewhat narrow in the initial years;

however

, from 2014 onwards, the growth rate of

cruise

ship

tourists

accelerated, widening

this

gap. By 2017,

cruise

ship

visitors

outnumbered their counterparts by approximately 0.5

million

. Notably, the most significant annual increase for

island

stayers occurred between 2016 and 2017, suggesting a potential shift in visitor preferences or improvements in

island

accommodation facilities.

Conversely

, the growth in

cruise

ship

tourists

was more gradual, indicating a steady popularity

in

Change preposition

of

show examples

cruise

-based travel to the

island

. In summary, the graph reflects a robust increase in tourism to the Caribbean

island

, with

cruise

ship

visitors

forming the bulk of

this

growth. The data underscore the

island

's rising appeal as a tourist destination, particularly for

cruise

vacations,

while

also

hinting at a burgeoning interest in longer

island

stays.