The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribean island between 2010 and 2017. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features ,and make comparision where relevent.

The line chart illustrates the

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of tourists visiting a Caribbean island over a period of seven years.

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, the total

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of visitors increased steadily throughout the period.

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there were some fluctuations in the early years, the general trend was upward. Another notable feature is that the

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of tourists staying on cruise ships surpassed the

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of those staying on the island by the end of the period. Regarding visitors staying on the island,

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figure was just over 0.7

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in 2010 and remained unchanged in 2011. It

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rose gradually to reach 1.5

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in 2013. After that, the

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stayed relatively stable

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before dropping slightly to around 1.3

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in 2016. By 2017, it had recovered and remained steady. As for tourists staying on cruise ships, the figure was much lower at only 0.3

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in 2010. It

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fluctuated between 0.3 and 0.5

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over the next few years. From 2014 onwards,

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, the

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increased sharply, reaching a peak of 2

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in 2017.