The line graph illustrates the total number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island, along with a breakdown of those staying on cruise ships and those staying on the island, over an eight-year period from 2010 to 2017. Overall, the total number of tourists experienced a notable increase during the given period. While visitors staying on the island remained relatively stable after an initial rise, cruise ship tourism saw significant growth, eventually becoming the dominant category by the end of the period. In 2010, the Caribbean island attracted a total of 1 million visitors. This figure rose steadily to 2.5 million by 2014 and then levelled off at approximately 2.75 million in 2015 and 2016. The final year, 2017, saw a significant surge, with the overall number of tourists reaching 3.5 million. Looking at visitors staying on the island, their numbers began at about 0.75 million in 2010 and remained around this level in 2011. They then steadily climbed to 1.5 million by 2013, holding constant until 2015. Following a slight dip to 1.25 million in 2016, this segment recovered to 1.5 million in 2017. In contrast, the number of cruise ship passengers started much lower, at just 0.25 million in 2010. This category experienced some fluctuations in the early years, dipping to 0.25 million again in 2012 before beginning a consistent upward trend. From 0.5 million in 2013, cruise ship visitors reached 1 million by 2014, and by 2016, their numbers were nearing those of island stayers, at around 1.5 million. By the end of the period in 2017, this figure had doubled from 2014, reaching 2 million, thus surpassing the number of tourists staying on the island and making them the largest single group of visitors.
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