The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a paritcular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph displays how many tourists came to a specific Caribbean

island

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from 2010 to 2017.

Overall

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,

while

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at the beginning of the recorded period, more

visitors

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were staying on the

island

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,

at the end

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more,

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were staying on cruise ships. The total visitor numbers increased gradually during the time span.

Although

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the

number

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of

visitors

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staying on the

island

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was more than 0.5

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, which was higher by nearly 0.5

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than the

number

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of cruise ships staying

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, they finished the recorded time with nearly half a

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less than them. The

number

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of

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staying on cruise ships fluctuated mildly between nearly 0.25

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and almost 0.5

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from 2010 to 2012, and

then

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this

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figure increased significantly from nearly 0.5

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to exactly 2

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in 2017, just after passing

staying

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island

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visitors

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in 2015. The

number

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of total

island

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visitors

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rose dramatically from 1

million

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in 2010 to just over 2.5

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in 2015. After that, the trend remained stable at around 2.5 till 2015, and

then

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it increased sharply to just over 3.5

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at the end

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of the time span.