Just returned from a 7 day Inside Passage tour from Seattle to Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and Victoria, ending back in Seattle. My wife and I were in Caribe 219 (outside with balcony) in the Starboard Forward end and our 2 teenage girls were in a inside cabin directly across the hall.
This was our first cruise and our first time to Alaska.
I researched this for about a year and used a travel agent to arrange everything through Princess, including air transportation from Washington, DC (home) to Seattle.