GREENLAND

here are two key reasons to join this Ponantrun trip: the first is the itinerary, of course — a journey deep into the Arctic, to a remote is the world’s first hybrid-electric polar exploration ship powered by liquefied natural gas. It doesn’t just have chic Gallic staterooms (135 of them), two restaurants, two pools and a winter garden, but it’s also a genuine icebreaker. The vessel is Polar Class 2-rated, meaning it can operate year-round in moderate multiyear ice conditions and go where many polar cruise ships cannot — although Ponant says it’ll stick to ice floes, rather than unbroken ice, for environmental reasons. There’s even a science lab on board for research on the go.