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 comparisons where relevant.

The line graph compares the

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of

tourists

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visiting a particular Caribbean

island

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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 gradually over the years.

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staying on the

island

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was more popular among the travellers, it changed towards the end of the period when more

tourists

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started choosing to stay on

cruise

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ships

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. In 2010, the

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of

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on the Caribbean

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stood at 1

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, of whom around 700.000 who decided to stay on the

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,

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300.000 remained on

cruise

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ships

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. The

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of

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choosing the former remained unchanged in 2011, before rising significantly to 1.5

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by 2013. In the meantime, those who chose the latter fluctuated considerably, rising to 0.5

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in 2011 and falling back to the initial figure in 2012. By 2015, the total

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of

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had climbed to approximately 2.7

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,

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1,3

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of them stayed on

cruise

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ships

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. In 2016, there was a dip in the

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of

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deciding to stay on the

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, falling to around 1,25

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, before recovering to 1,5

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in 2017. Meanwhile, the

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of figures who chose to stay on

cruise

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ships

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continued to rise, overtaking the

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of

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-staying travellers and peaking at 2

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in the final year. The total

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of

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remained stable at around 2,7 millions between 2015 and 2016 , before soaring to an all-time high of 3.5

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tourists

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at the end

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of the period.