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

The line chart displays how many visitors paid a visit to Caribbean

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over an

eight year

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period from 2010 to 2017.

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, the total

number

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of travellers who visited the

island

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grew steadily almost every year.

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, more visitors stayed on cruise ships than on the

island

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in 2017. It was clear that the total

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of arrivals on the

island

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increased gradually from 1

million

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in 2010 to approximately 2.75

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in 2015. It

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remained stable in 2016 before rocketing to 3.5

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in 2017. There was a period of stability around 0.75

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between 2010 and 2011 which fell on the volume of visitors who stayed on the

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. It

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rose consistently before reaching a plateau of 1.5

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which lasted from 2013 to 2017 apart from a small dip in 2016. There were far fewer tourists staying on cruise ships in 2010, at only about 0.25

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. After some fluctuations in the next 2 years, the

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started rising steadily. In 2016, it

overtaken

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the

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of those who stayed on the

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around 0.25

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, until it climbed up to 2

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in 2017.