The chart depicts the population of travelers coming to an island in Caribbean from 2010 to 2017. Overall, the total number of tourists increased; particularly the quantity of people staying on cruise ships rose more significantly than that of visitors staying on the island.
Turning to the details, the number of total visitors was one million in the initial year, and it showed a gradual growth to nearly three million in the next five years before maintaining stability in the following year. After that, it continued to increase to reach its peak at 3.5 million individuals.
As for staying on cruise ships, it was not predominant among visitors in 2010, with approximately 0.2 million people choosing this option. After a slight increase in 2011, the number of travelers in 2012 declined to the same level compared to the first year. After that, it unexpectedly rose, reaching its highest point in the last year, accounting for 2 million visitors, becoming the most popular selection at that time. Regarding visitors staying on the island, in the first year, the number was around 0.7 million people, and then it grew to its peak at 1.5 million in 2013 before remaining at the same level in the next two years. Subsequently, after a slight reduction in 2016, the data went back to the figure of two years ago in 2017.