Maël
Dive Instructor
Born in Paris, he studied digital marketing and discovered diving in Panama where he passed his Open Water and AOW levels. In order to combine his desire for adventure and his passion for the ocean he became a DiveMaster in Baja California in 2018 during a first trip to Mexico. He then started working for Dune in Fornells on the island of Menorca where he became an instructor in 2019.
Usually in Spain in the summer, in Mexico or travelling in the winter, he offers briefings in Cozumel in French, English or Spanish. His patience is ideal to discover diving and his love for fishes make him a great guide and instructor to pass your Advanced Open Water level.
Alexia
Dive Instructor
It’s been 12 years since she started diving. It was during holidays, with her family. I got certified Open Water and Advanced and she started to travel in the Red Sea or in the Maldives for discovering the wonderful under water world.
She became Dive Master in a center Dune Baleares in 2021 and now she’s an instructor in Dune Mexico. She’s teaching and guiding in Cozumel where you can observe plenty of beautiful Caribbean fishes, eagle rays, nurse sharks on the second biggest reef of the world.
Emma
Community manager & Dive Master
Born in Paris, young business student, she discovered diving in the Maldives at the age of 14. She decided to take a sabbatical year to dedicate herself to diving and improve her techniques. She joined the team to help with the operations and take care of the social networks. She is taking this opportunity to do her Dive Master. She will be happy to help you and answer all your questions.
Dobby
The DobbyGuard
Perhaps during one of your visits to our dive center in Playa del Carmen, you will have the chance to be greeted by “Dobby”…!!! The house dog… In fact, his real name is Morro, but he got used to the nickname we gave him because of his striking resemblance to the character from the Harry Potter film…
Always busy playing with a dry coconut or being petted “Dobby” will welcome you and accompany you during your coffee break or between 2 dive briefings
Beto
Driver
His name is José Alberto Ortiz Perez, he comes from Pichucalco in Chiapas. He is our driver, the one who takes care of you in the car, often with a nice musical background… He is more a man of the mountains than of the sea normally. His favorite moments are spent playing soccer and at work in love with his truck … Dedicated and always with a smile. He has a 13 year old daughter who lives in the Chiapas region.
Vicente
Captain
Our Super Captain, Vicente, is from Veracruz and has been working as a Captain for more than 10 years. He has worked on ferries, commercial boats, and for years in Playa del Carmen. He knows the sea and the ocean like no other.
Mauricio
Dive instructor
With 17 years of experience in the area, his name is Mauricio Rivera, originally from Mexico City, is passionate about diving, especially cave and cavern diving, speaks English, Spanish and French, with a great attitude of service and safety, thus providing a lot of fun in their diving tours.
Marcelin
Dive Instructor
Originally from Paris and passionate about oceanography and the exploration of the underwater world, Marcelin started diving in 1995. After being part of a group of young oceanographers in the early 2000’s he moved to technical diving in 2010 and settled in Playa Del Carmen in 2015 to dedicate himself to underground diving and exploration of submerged caves.
Today, Marcelin is our Tec diving instructor. He continues to participate in scientific and exploration projects. Come learn technical diving in Mexico with Dune Playa Del Carmen.
Ivan
Tankero
His name is Ever Ivan Rodriguez Rodriguez from Tabasco, he is 32 years old and has a son of eleven years old.
He has been living in Playa del Carmen for 12 years and his job at DUNE is as a “ Tanquero / Bodeguero”
He is in charge of organizing the tanks to keep them in order according to the orders of his visitors.
He is also involved in computer processing and graphic design among other things.
A remarkable characteristic of him is that you will always see him with a smile on his face and above all being helpful to everyone.
Paty
Cleaner
Our caretaker … her name is Paty, she is originally from the state of Tlaxcala. She has been living in Playa del Carmen for 12 years.
She is sociable and likes to learn new things. Her job at DUNE is to keep the shop clean and tidy. After work, she devotes herself to sewing. she is a master of many things one being repairing wetsuits for our staff and customers when needed.