for me the must see was the Inside passage and the sailing with shore/mtns/etc. in sight. Most of the places you can get the tours once on shore and save a few bucks and if the weather is rotten you don't need to go. In Sitka however I heard the "whale people" tell prospective customers that they could not match the time and distances that the "Ship"s" tours could because of the short time there and possibly missing the boat.
