My thirteen year old daughter decided she would like to try scuba. Having had a somewhat negative experience myself as a first-time diver with a different dive shop years ago, I was a bit nervous. Panama City Diving was much less intimidating though! They were very thorough with prediving instruction and attentive throughout the dive. There were eight participants in our dive with three dive instructors. I also liked that this intro is a shore dive in less than 12 feet of water.
Equipment was provided and was in decent condition. Be aware that they do not transport you from the dive shop to the dive site. If that's a deal-breaker for you, you have been warned. Given the price for the experience, I think it's a fair deal.
Finally, our dive instructor, Travis, was very personable as were his apprentice dive instructors. Having been on many dive trips, I can tell you staff can make or break the experience.
I definitely recommend this course and dive shop and would most definitely be interested in doing some more advanced dives with them.
Be safe and enjoy!