Dune Marseille - Centre De Plongée À Pointe Rouge

My husband and I did a refresher dive and 'fun' dive with DUNE Marseille in July 2022. We are English speaking and DUNE Marseille did a great job making us feel welcomed! We hadn't been scuba diving in about 2 years, and I was feeling very nervous and anxious about our dive. DUNE Marseille's dive masters gave me the confidence to enjoy my time under the water! Our refresher dive was with Dive Master Didier. Didier was a great Dive Master. We first sat at a picnic table and talked about the entire process from setting up the equipment to the boat ride to getting in the water. Then went over in detail the skills we will do while at the surface and in the water. Didier was very patient in answering our questions and helping with anything we needed. Once we entered the water we went over our skills, then began our descent to the bottom. He never made me feel rushed, as I was having problems equalizing my ears. We did have a nerve racking moment when the current became very strong and it was hard to get back to our boat. Didier stayed in control and calm the entire time. He gave us direct instructions on how to swim and helped our group get back to the boat safely. I am very glad we did this refresher dive as it gave me the confidence I needed to enjoy our next dive. Our 'fun' exploration dive was with Dive Master Janis. Just like Didier, Janis was amazing. She had us set up our equipment and then double checked it. She translated in English everything the other Dive Masters were saying during our boat ride -- history of Marseille. Once we got to our dive site (which was so beautiful), she gave an outline of the dive in extreme detail. She even taught me a trick that helped tremendously to equalize my ears. This dive was very beautiful, full of fish (grouper, scorpion fish!), snails, coral-like plants and even an eel! Overall -- DUNE Marseille was a great experience. Very professional, friendly and a great mix of safe and fun. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Julia, our dive guide was very helpful and a pleasure to dive with. She was very considerate about my lack of ability to speak French and did her best to make sure I knew what was happening. She also shared her enthusiasm for nature with the group. The dive centre is clean and organised and the boats and equipments are in good condition.

The staff were very nice, helpful, and professional. However, I had a horrible time. On our trip there, we sat on the ledge of the boat. I tried to laugh it off, but quite honestly it was scary. We hit a lot of waves and we were going really fast. I was afraid I was going to fly off. When we got there, I started getting really seasick. I tried doing some snorkeling but the visibility was pretty bad. The staff did their best to help me but myself and 2 others ended up throwing up over the boat. I guess overall, I wish they had a better boat. When I went snorkeling in Jamaica they had a really nice boat that we could sit in. I know that they can’t control the weather but I think it would’ve shown a lot of integrity to cancel or reschedule everyone’s trip instead of putting us through that trip to get there. I still feel sick so it really ruined my only full day here. (Not to mention I payed 40€) Side note: This is the first time I have ever gotten motion sickness in my life.

Julia, our dive guide was very helpful and a pleasure to dive with. She was very considerate about my lack of ability to speak French and did her best to make sure I knew what was happening. She also shared her enthusiasm for nature with the group. The dive centre is clean and organised and the boats and equipments are in good condition.