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

The given chart illustrates the amount of people paying visits to a fixed island of the Caribbean from 2010 to 2017. In 2010, less than 0.5

million

of

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visitors preferred staying on the ship. After reaching the 0.5 mark, the

number

went to bit downward in 2012 and

then

got a gradual boost and ended with 2

million

of

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travellers by 2017.

On the other hand

, more than 0.5

million

tourists were fond of staying on the island at the beginning of the timeline. The

number

reached a peak in 2013 with 1.5

million

of

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tourists,

then

got a plateau from 2013 to 2015 until the

number

decreased to less than 1.5

million

in 2016.

Then

it increased a bit and settled at the 1.5

million

mark.

Lastly

, the total

number

got an obvious growth throughout the years where the starting point was exactly 1

million

and the ending point was 3.5

million

tourists in 2017.

Overall

, in the beginning, staying on the island was very popular among the visitors which gradually decreased

while

the idea of staying on a cruise ship became more comfortable to the travellers as time

flowed

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. Meanwhile, the total

number

increased

at the end

of the timeline.