Hi! Thought I would chime in for Icy Strait Point. My family and I enjoyed this stop much more than Skagway. We took the gondola (49.00/person) up the top of the mountain where we watched two bald eagles soaring right over our heads. They have a nature hike down the mountain - and I assume up the mountain too. We did not do the zip line as we have zip lined in many other places and wanted to explore.
The free gondola is the one that takes you into their little shopping area. The other option is to walk the 1/2 mile to and from the shopping area along the really nice trail they have. The beach area is great for beach combing and I found the views to be quite wonderful. The only down side was we were on the Crown and arrived at 530pm when things were closing and then we had to be back on the ship by 8pm. Not nearly enough time for us to explore.
The shopping area is in an old cannery and they have done a great job of showing the cannery process back in the day. They also have other historical items to view. They also have a cultural dance at various times throughout the day. Again, since we arrived so late, they were not doing the dance. There looked to be a nicely paved road just past the shopping area where you can walk into the small town of Hoonah. Again, we didn't have enough time for that.
In summary, if you are fairly active and enjoy exploring nature, then I think this is a wonderful stop. If you like to only shop, they have a limited number of little shops - although we found some great local jewerly and art.