The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The line graph represents the total

number

of people visiting a

Caribbean

Island

and the total of tourists that were staying on the

island

and

cruise

ships

from 2010 to 2017. In 2010, there were only 1

million

visitors

that visited the

Caribbean

Island

, and a quarter of them were staying on a

cruise

ship,

while

the rest of them were staying on the

island

. Two years later, the

overall

number

of tourists had gradually increased. The

number

of people staying on the

island

was rising, which was 1.25

million

, yet, there was a decrease in

visitors

staying on

cruise

ships

, which was a quarter of them.

Nonetheless

, in 2016, the total

number

of

visitors

had reached 2.7

million

. Surprisingly, the

number

of them staying on

cruise

ships

overcame the ones that were staying on the

island

. In 2017, 3.5

million

tourists came to the

Caribbean

Island

, 2

million

of them were staying on

cruise

ships

,

while

1.5

million

of them were staying on the

island

.

To sum up

, the particular

Caribbean

Island

's

visitors

had been rising steadily over the years. At

first,

people preferred to stay on the

island

,

however

, in 2016, there was a shift, where they liked to stay on a

cruise

ship.