The line graph compares the number of tourists visiting a Caribbean
island
between 2010 and 2017, divided into those who stayed on Use synonyms
cruise
ships and those who stayed on the Use synonyms
island
.
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Overall
, the total number of Linking Words
visitors
to the Use synonyms
island
rose steadily over the period, almost tripling by 2017. Use synonyms
While
tourists staying on the Linking Words
island
outnumbered Use synonyms
cruise
Use synonyms
ship
passengers at the start, the reverse was true by the end of the period. Use synonyms
Cruise
Use synonyms
ship
Use synonyms
visitors
showed the most dramatic growth after 2013.
In 2010, the Use synonyms
island
was visited by 1 Use synonyms
million
tourists in total, with 0.7 Use synonyms
million
staying on the Use synonyms
island
and 0.3 Use synonyms
million
on Use synonyms
cruise
ships. By 2013, the number of Use synonyms
visitors
on the Use synonyms
island
had more than doubled to around 1.5 Use synonyms
million
, before stabilising for two years, falling slightly in 2016, and Use synonyms
then
recovering to 1.5 Linking Words
million
in 2017.
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By contrast
, Linking Words
cruise
Use synonyms
ship
Use synonyms
visitors
saw modest growth from 0.3 Use synonyms
million
in 2010 to 0.5 Use synonyms
million
in 2011, followed by a small drop in 2012. From 2013 onwards, their numbers increased sharply, reaching 2 Use synonyms
million
by 2017. Use synonyms
As a result
, Linking Words
cruise
Use synonyms
ship
passengers overtook Use synonyms
island
Use synonyms
visitors
in the final year.Use synonyms