I've done this cruise twice both a bit different. Loved them both. Victoria is one of my favorite stops. Astoria was a small town not much to see , except for the column very unique. Can't beat SF so much to see and do. You can do city tour or a tour over to Muir Woods. I have done Alcatraz twice once during the day once at night , that was the best. Also for some who may not know there is the Walt Disney Museum at the Presidio , it was wonderful . Monterey was nice we took the that brought us to Pebble Beach golf course, Carmel and other sites up there. And lastly on one of our cruises it stop in Santa Barbara, which we didn't get off the ship course we just live down the coast and wanted to just enjoy the ship. Glad we did cause we had a whale playing right off the port side for the longest time till boaters came along and scared it away. We did get to watch for quite awhile and was really one of my fondest cruise memories.