The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribean island between 2010 and 2017. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features ,and make comparision where relevent.

The line chart illustrates the

number

of visitors who travelled to a Caribbean

island

from 2010 to 2017.

Overall

, it can be seen that the

number

of tourists has been increasing dramatically during

this

period and eventually reached its peak at 3.5

million

by 2017.

According to

the graph, in 2010, most individuals preferred to stay on the

island

than on cruise ships and

this

trend remained almost steady over time.

However

, in 2015, the two lines crossed each other at the point of nearly 1

million

.

Then

, the

number

of passengers on cruise ships rose significantly to 2

million

by 2017.

While

the

number

of tourists who wanted to stay on the

island

reached 1.5

million

.

Although

during these 8 years the

number

of individuals who wanted to see

this

tourist attraction grew significantly, the figure for ship applicants increased rapidly after 2012.

On the other hand

, the

number

of residents on the

island

fluctuated.