For $27, today's side deal gets you a two-hour Discover Scuba lesson from Seattle Scuba Schools, a $55 value. This introductory scuba-diving lesson lets prospective merpersons experience scuba diving without the investment in a full-certification course. All the equipment is included, and instruction is set up by appointment only.

Before diving into the school's practice pool, divers learn the basics of breathing through a regulator, clearing water from a mask, and adjusting the pressure buildup during descents. After that, swimmers will become underwater explorers. Learn to dive under the watchful supervision of an experienced, PADI-certified instructor. Craig Gillespie is a pro diver with webbed feet for toes and gills for eyes. He has logged more than 30 years of dives, during which time tens of thousands of would-be flounders were taught the ways of scuba diving.

Participants must know how to swim and be at least 10 years of age; divers under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Reviews

Three Insider Pagers give Seattle Scuba Schools four stars:

• Seattle Scuba Schools allowed me to have the extra time I needed in the pool before venturing out into open water to complete my Open Water certification. The instructors are focused on developing your skill level not just running people in and out of the school like a tourist scuba quickie. – Hella-llona C.
• The people who work for seattle scuba school are just wonderful. They make sure you have everything you need, know your stuff, and are always there if you have a question or need help. – Suzanne S.