India, April 26 -- "Look, more ice." said my son Vijay, his preteen sarcasm finely tuned. We were hiking in the otherworldly Ilulissat Icefjord, on the rugged western coast of Greenland, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2004. As we reached a lookout point and watched colossal icebergs drifting on the water below, I had to laugh. Most travellers would meet this moment with hushed reverence, but my then-12-year-old's wisecrack was right on the money.

Family Cruise to Greenland

The science centre aboard the HX ship Fridtjof Nansen. (Photo Courtesy: HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions))

It was one of many unexpectedly amusing moments on our 16-day cruise aboard the Fridtjof Nansen (nine-day trips from INR 3,13,888), a cutting-edge...