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 graphs illustrate the

number

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of

tourists

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visiting a Caribbean

island

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, categorized by those staying on

cruise

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ships and those staying on the

island

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, between 2010 and 2017.

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, the total

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of visitors steadily increased over the years.

Initially

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, more

tourists

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preferred staying on the

island

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than on

cruise

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ships, but by the end of the period, the

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of

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ship passengers surpassed those staying on the

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. In 2010, the

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of visitors on

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ships was relatively low at 0.25

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.

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figure fluctuated slightly between 2010 and 2013, before rising steadily to reach 2

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by 2017.

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,

tourists

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staying on the

island

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began at 1.5

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in 2010, holding steady for a year before climbing to 2

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by 2013.

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this

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rise, the

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plateaued for the remainder of the period, with minor fluctuations in 2016. In summary, both categories of

tourists

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showed significant growth over the seven-year period.

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the

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of

cruise

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ship passengers began

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, it increased fourfold, eventually exceeding the

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of

island

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stayers by 2017.