Scuba Retreats
In-water learning with our handpicked women dive pros and dive shops.
These trips are specially designed to emphasize the power of learning through community.
SISters
The Surface Interval Sisterhood, or “SISters” is how we keep each other learning and growing between dive trips. We meet online 1+ times a month for courses, virtual hangs, and workshops.
About SMM Dive School
Meet Maira & Shev, and the vision behind the Scuba MAR Maid Dive School!
SMM Dive School Schedule
Most dive courses are offered only to women as part of our Scuba MAR Maids Community, with some exceptions (such as online training). Interested in a course we don’t offer here? Let us know!
| Date | Event | Location/Details |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 12-16, 2026 | Scuba Retreat – OW, AOW, & Rescue Courses | Tulum Get the Details! |
| June 4-8, 2026 | Scuba Retreat – OW, AOW, & Rescue Courses | Tulum Coed Retreat- Sold Out Join the Waitlist |
| June 12-16, 2026 | Scuba Retreat – OW, AOW, & Rescue Courses | Tulum Get the Details! |
| August 11-15, 2026 | Scuba Retreat – OW, AOW, & Rescue Courses | Roatan Get the Details! |
SMM Scuba Retreats
This project began as a dream to offer standard PADI dive courses in a fun, supportive, and most importantly safe environment. Here’s what’s great about our dive training retreats.
Course Offerings
Here are the PADI Dive Courses currently offered by the Scuba MAR Maids!
Open Water
Ready to take the plunge (literally) and finally get Scuba certified?
We’re here for you!
Join a Scuba MAR Maids course weekend and get your PADI Open Water cert in a supportive, safe, and fun environment.
Advanced Open Water
Take the next step in your dive journey with our AOW course. Hone your trim, practice your buoyancy, and build your confidence as diver.
Guaranteed to improve your next MAR Hosted Trip!
Rescue Diver
The toughest and most rewarding dive course you might take!
The PADI Rescue Diver course is known for testing your skills, strength, and building your confidence as a diver.
About Scuba MAR Maids Dive School
The women bringing this project to life!
Shevaun Fortune
IDC Staff Instructor, PADI #511174
Better known as Shev around the MAR Hosted Trips crowd, Shevaun started her PADI Pro journey in Mexico in 2021 at the same dive shop Maira started hers at. In fact, that’s how they connected!
Since then Shev has worked as an instructor in the Mexican Pacific, the islands of the East Caribbean, and in Roatan, Honduras.
Shev is on every SMM Scuba Retreat as the trip leader, and sometimes an instructor as well. She is there to mentor all our students through their courses, and shares her knowledge through our workshops.
Maira Rozado Thomas
MASTER INSTRUCTOR, PADI #288670
Maira first became a PADI Pro in Mexico in 2008. She worked in the industry for years, eventually working her way up to Master Instructor!
As an experienced instructor, Maira saw the gap in women getting certified as Rescue Divers, and wanted to attract more women to the course.
In 2022, she hosted her first all-women rescue diver course at a lake in Texas, and it was a huge success!
In 2024, Maira entrusted Shev with running the project, so she can focus on outreach and partnering with more women entrepreneurs!