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 comparisions where relevant.

The line chart illustrates the

number

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of

visitors

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who travelled to a Caribbean

island

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between 2010 and 2017, divided into those who stayed on cruise ships and those who stayed on the

island

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.

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, the total

number

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of

visitors

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increased steadily throughout the period.

While

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staying on the

island

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was

initially

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more popular, the

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of people staying on cruise ships grew rapidly and became comparable by the end of the period. In 2010, about 0.3

million

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tourists stayed on the

island

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, compared to 0.7

million

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who stayed on cruise ships. The

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of cruise-ship

visitors

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remained stable until 2012 before doubling to 1.5

million

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in 2013. It

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levelled off until 2015 and fluctuated slightly between 1.2 and 1.5

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over the final two years.

By contrast

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, the

number

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of

visitors

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staying on the

island

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fluctuated modestly between 0.3 and 0.5

million

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from 2010 to 2013. After that, it rose sharply, overtaking the figure for cruise-ship

visitors

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in 2015 and peaking at 2

million

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in 2017