The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017.

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of tourists who visited a particular Caribbean island changed from 2010 to 2017. In 2010, the

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of visitors staying on the island was about 0.75 billion and

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figure remained stable until 2011. In the following two years, there was a significant increase to 1.5

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before it kept constant again between 2013 and 2015. During the

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two years, the

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experienced some fluctuations

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but ended at 1.5

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, equal to the

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from 2013 to 2015. The

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of visitors staying on cruise ships in 2010 stood at only approximately 0.3

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, much lower than those staying on the island. It saw a slight rise of 0.2

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to 0.5

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in 2011,

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it dropped back to the figure of 2010. After that, there was a dramatic growth and overtook the

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of its counterparts in around 2016, reaching its peak of 2

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at the end

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of the period.

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the total

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of tourists grew consistently, especially from 2016 to 2017 when it increased significantly to the maximum (3.5

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).