Who says yachts can’t inspire childlike wonder?

Not Lürssen, which is showing off a whimsical new superyacht concept dubbed Alice at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show. As the moniker suggests, the emission-free vessel is heavily inspired by Lewis Carroll’s 1965 fantasy classic, Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland.

Measuring 322 feet, the Alice will feature five fantastical decks. But in a twist right out of Carroll’s book, a main deck won’t be one of them. In a YouTube video previewing the concept, the German shipyard’s designer Jim Robert Sluijter said that the idea for this came from talking to yacht owners, many of whom said they didn’t get much use out of their boat’s main salon. So, he decided to get rid of it and try something completely different.

Instead, everything a main deck would normally provide—dining, entertaining or lounging around a fire pit—has been shifted to the smaller upper decks (the top of which also has a helipad). Because of this, a wide-open exterior deck which stretches from one end of the boat to the other can be used for whatever its owner desires. In Sluijter’s model, this means there’s a paddle tennis court in the rear, a semi-enclosed bar and dance floor in the middle beneath the elevated decks and, most impressively of all, a soothing nature park filled with greenery and its own pond in front.

Montenegro is finally emerging from the lingering shadow of Eastern Europe’s Communist chokehold, and re-establishing itself on the international jet set itinerary—thanks in large part to its extraordinary, yacht-friendly coastline. No wonder developers are flocking here to build new luxury complexes that leverage that view from every house, apartment and jetty.  Here is our detailed guide of where to stay, what to do and where to buy if you want to make it a semi-permanent getaway.

Where to Stay

There are impressive five-star hotels under development—a Rosewood on a waterfront location near Budvar and the Ritz Carlton near Lustica Peninsula, for example—but the coast already has two superb new options.

There was an Aman nearby, too, but it’s currently shuttered, a shame as its locale on its own island, Sveti Stefan, is appealing, with a starry history—Sophia Loren and Elizabeth Taylor were visitors in the dolce vita 1960s heyday. The owner is currently embroiled in a nasty spat with island locals over beach access, so even when—or, as some believe, if—it reopens, expect the ill will to affect the overall vibe.

Nikki Beach

The French beach club chain is synonymous with hedonism worldwide, and has imported its bottles-and-bikinis approach to a new site just 10 minutes boat ride from Porto Montenegro. Stay at the 45-room boutique resort with views over the Bay of Tivat, or just moor your yacht and book a cabana for the day at the 250-person beach club and restaurant, so you can enjoy one of its three pools or the Clarins-operated spa. Rooms start at 650 euros, or about $672 per night.

Along the white sands of The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel, there’s endless time for seashell collecting, sunbathing, Gulf-wave splashing, and floating in the pool. If you did nothing else on your trip to Southwest Florida, that wouldn’t be too shabby.

But stay at the right resort, and you can upgrade your itinerary with high-energy activities, fine dining, and maybe even the chance to pick up a new hobby or two. From candlelit dinners on the sand to sailing school, here’s where to stay — and play — on The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel.

South Seas Island Resort, Captiva Island

How many resorts can you think of that are set on a 330-acre nature preserve? How many also have two and a half miles of private beachfront for guests to enjoy?

That sure narrows down the list — mainly to Captiva Island’s South Seas Island Resort, where you could opt for a hotel suite, a one-to-three-bedroom villa, or a beach home. And with the resort’s nature-forward setup, guests can take a beachcombing class with a marine-science educator, grab a kayak and paddle toward that pod of dolphins spotted from shore, or admire the herons strolling by while holding a pose during Ambu Yoga on the sand. At South Seas, it’s all about relaxing into nature’s quiet thrills.

Norwegian designer Kurt Strand is going back to his roots with his newest sailing superyacht concept.

The hulking new 528-footer, aptly christened Norway, was inspired by ye olde flat-bottomed longships of the Viking Age. Strand has always been impressed by the beauty of these vessels and their powerful square sails, so he decided to reimagine one for the present day. As such, Norway is equipped with “space-age technology” that will allow her to sail to all corners of the globe sans emissions.

The sleek superyacht is crowned by three electro-hydraulic carbon-fiber rig masts that each stretch 315 feet and rotate as needed. The masts collectively support just shy of 65,000 square feet of sails that are covered in a flexible solar cell foil to capture the sun’s rays. According to Strand, the nifty push-button setup enables all sails to be deployed or furled away in just six minutes. It also requires far less crew than a conventionally rigged yacht.

While cruising, any energy captured from the sails is stored in a battery bank onboard and can also be used to produce hydrogen. This means when there’s no wind or sunshine, Norway will instead be powered by three multi-fuel generator engines that can run on either diesel, liquified natural gas or hydrogen. Strand says in ideal weather conditions, the superyacht will produce more clean energy than it uses.