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

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

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Number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island (2010-2017):

Visitors staying on cruise ships: almost 250 thousand in 2010 but reaching to 500 thousand in 2011, fluctuations at 500 thousand until 2013, increasing and reaching to 2 million in 2017

Visitors staying on island: remaining steady at almost 750 thousand from 2010 to 2011, increasing to 1.5 million until 2013 and remaining steady until 2015, decreasing to almost 1250000 tourists in 2016 and increasing again to reach to 1.5 million

Total: starting at 1 million in 2010 and increasing to almost 2750000 visitors in 2015 and remaining steady until 2016, increasing sharply to 3.5 in 2017

The graph illustrates the number of tourists visiting a Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017, with a focus on visitors staying on cruise ships and staying on the island.

In 2010, the island welcomed nearly 250 thousand tourists staying on cruise ships, which doubled to 500 thousand in 2011. This number fluctuated at around 500 thousand until 2013 and then experienced a remarkable increase, reaching to 2 million in 2017. On the other hand, tourists staying on the island remained relatively stable at around 750 thousand from 2010 to 2011. The number then rose steadily to 1.5 million until 2013 and maintained this figure until 2015. However, in 2016, it decreased to almost 1.25 million, before bouncing back to 1.5 million in 2017.

Looking at the total number of tourists, the island saw 1 million visitors in 2010, which increased to nearly 2.75 million in 2015 and remained stable until 2016. Subsequently, there was a sharp rise to 3.5 million in 2017.

Overall, the data indicates a consistent growth in the number of tourists visiting the Caribbean island, with a significant surge in both cruise ship visitors and island stay visitors in 2017. This upward trend signifies the island’s increasing popularity as a tourist destination over the years.