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

of

tourists

visiting a Caribbean

island

, categorized by those staying on

cruise

ships and those staying on the

island

, between 2010 and 2017.

Overall

, the total

number

of visitors steadily increased over the years.

Initially

, more

tourists

preferred staying on the

island

than on

cruise

ships, but by the end of the period, the

number

of

cruise

ship passengers surpassed those staying on the

island

. In 2010, the

number

of visitors on

cruise

ships was relatively low at 0.25

million

.

This

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

million

by 2017.

In contrast

,

tourists

staying on the

island

began at 1.5

million

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

million

by 2013.

After

this

rise, the

number

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

tourists

showed significant growth over the seven-year period.

While

the

number

of

cruise

ship passengers began

lower

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, it increased fourfold, eventually exceeding the

number

of

island

stayers by 2017.