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

The line graph illustrates the

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of

tourists

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who visited a particular Caribbean

island

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over a seven-year

period

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, from 2010 to 2017.

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, the total

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of

visitors

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increased significantly throughout the

period

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. At the beginning,

tourists

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staying on the

island

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outnumbered those on cruise ships, but

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trend reversed towards the end. In 2010, the

island

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was visited by 1

million

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people, which was the lowest figure in the whole

period

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. Around 75% of these

tourists

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stayed on the

island

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,

while

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the remaining 25% chose cruise ships. In 2011,

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the total

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of

visitors

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rose slightly to around 1.2

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, the figure for those staying on the

island

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remained unchanged. The entire growth of approximately 0.2

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came from cruise-ship

visitors

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. Over the following years, the total

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of

tourists

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continued to rise, reaching a peak of 3.5

million

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in 2017. Despite a small decline in 2012, the

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of cruise-ship

visitors

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increased steadily and reached about 2

million

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by the end of the

period

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. Meanwhile,

tourists

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staying on the

island

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remained stable at around 1.5

million

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for three consecutive years before being overtaken by cruise-ship

visitors

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in 2016.