The line graph illustrates the number of tourists visiting a Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017, categorised by their accommodation type.
Overall, the total number of visitors increased substantially from 1 million to 3.5 million over the seven-year period. While both categories of tourists saw growth, visitors staying on cruise ships experienced a more consistent upward trajectory, eventually overtaking those staying on the island.
In 2010, the total number of visitors stood at 1 million, with 0.75 million staying on the island and 0.25 million on cruise ships. By 2013, the total had doubled to 2 million. During this initial period, island-staying tourists were the majority, peaking at 1.5 million in 2013, a figure that remained stable until 2015 before fluctuating and ending at 1.5 million in 2017.
Conversely, the number of cruise ship visitors showed a more volatile start, dropping to 0.25 million in 2012 before climbing steadily. From 2013 onwards, this group grew rapidly, reaching 2 million by 2017. Consequently, cruise ship visitors surpassed island-staying tourists in 2016 and became the primary contributor to the total visitor count by the end of the period.