The line chart illustrates how many visitors travelling an inclusive Caribbean island and their choice in terms of acommodation during the period from 2010 to 2017 .
Overall , the number of visitors in both two accomodation types saw an upward trend , contributing to the dramatic rise in total tourists . Remarkably ,the number of visitors staying on cruiships was lower than that of those staying on island in the first year , however, by 2016 , the former surpassed the latter , showing its popularity
By 2010 , the number of tourists who stayed on islands stood at around 0.75 million , three times as higher as that of those chose cruise ships , at around 0,25 million . the number of island-based tourists remain its initial figure within one year later , in 2011 , after which the figure rose significantly to 1,5 million in 2013 then remained stably until 2016 , before dropping to under 1,5million and increased again in the final year . likewise around 0,5 million tourists stayed on cruise ships in 2011 , after which the figure hit the bottom of 0,25 million before grew dramatically to 2 million at the end of give period
In 2010 , 1 million people was recorded to visit this area and then the figure experienced a significant rise to 3,5 million in 2017 , reflecting its popularity growth