Advice on Diving in Northern Mariana Islands

...hrough November and this time of year gets more rain.  The air temperature averages 83F and water temperature averages 82F year round.  The official languages are English, Chamorro, and Carolinian, but as the CNMI is a very popular tourism destination for Japan, Japanese is widely spoken in hotels, restaurants, and dive shops.  It’s a good idea to ask in advance what languages dive shops teach or lead dives in because several shops only speak Japanese.  The CNMI are very remote and it can be difficult to purchase everyday items a diver may need.  Be sure to bring plenty of extra batteries fo...