{"id":297852,"date":"2019-04-19T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T20:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=297852"},"modified":"2019-04-19T06:00:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T20:00:31","slug":"sweet-blue-chooses-saipan-as-years-featured-dive-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/sweet-blue-chooses-saipan-as-years-featured-dive-site\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Sweet Blue\u2019 chooses Saipan as year\u2019s featured dive site"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-297852 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/sweet-blue-chooses-saipan-as-years-featured-dive-site\/sweet-blue-pix1\/'>Sweet Blue pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-297855'>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cSweet Blue\u201d of Japan\u2019s CS-TV films at  the Obyan Beach on March 27, 2019, for their annual diving destination feature program. The media familiarization tour was supported by the Marianas Visitors Authority. (MVA)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/sweet-blue-chooses-saipan-as-years-featured-dive-site\/sweet-blue-pix2\/'>Sweet Blue pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-297856'>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cSweet Blue\u201d of Japan\u2019s CS-TV films at Kensington Hotel Saipan on March 28, 2019, for their annual diving destination feature program. (MVA)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cSweet Blue\u201d of Japan\u2019s CS-TV has selected the Marianas as their one diving destination to feature in 2019. <\/p>\n<p>The daily program reaches about 730,000 people and will air six 30-minute episodes about Saipan in June, to be followed by two reruns of the episodes for a combined ad exposure value of $2.1 million for the tropical destination. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe advantages of diving in the Marianas are numerous, including visibility, warm waters year-round, and a wide diversity of dives,\u201d said Marianas Visitors Authority acting managing director Judy Torres. \u201cAs the MVA works with international media to attract visitors interested in enjoying diving and other water sports, it\u2019s imperative to ensure that our waters and natural resources remain pristine. This is the dream visitors wants to experience when they come.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Featured dive sites include the Grotto cavern, Laulau Beach, Obyan Beach, Oleai Beach, Managaha, Tinian Fleming, Tinian Grotto and others. Filming was also conducted at Mt. Tapochao, Old Man By the Sea, Forbidden Island lookout, Caf\u00e9 670, Garapan Night Market, Oleai Beach Bar &amp; Grill, Kensington Hotel Saipan, and other sites. <\/p>\n<p>The program will feature models Hanako Hirose and Natsuki Morita at various diving spots in the Marianas. <\/p>\n<p>At the International Free Diving Competition \u201cVertical Blue 2017\u201d that was held in the Bahamas, Hirose grabbed the Women\u2019s World Record in Constant Weight with a 103m dive as the first Asian woman. 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