The graph illustrates the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island over the period of 2010-2017, presented in millions of visitors.
Surprisingly, the number of visitors staying on cruise ships started higher than those staying on the island but ended lower than them.
In the beginning year of the period, travelers staying on boats started at around 0.25 million before remaining the same number in the following year, while those staying on the island began at around 0.75 million before showing a small rise to 0.5 million in 2011. By 2012, a converse trend can be clearly seen from the graph, with foreigners staying on the island showing a small increase to approximately 1.25 million, but those staying on ships displayed a decline to the same number in 2010.
Furthermore, visitors staying on cruise ships steadily climbed after 2012, reaching 2 million by the end of the period, while visitors staying on the island slightly went up to 1.5 million by 2013 and remained there until 2015, before dropping to 1.25 million in 2016 and rising again to 1.5 million at the end of the period.
To sum up, there was an upward trend in the total over the period, due to a culmination of visitors staying on cruise ships and on the island.