Can't decide between the fish and the beef? Enjoy them both as theme restaurants aboard cruise ships offer a variety of small plates rather than a 24 ounce sirloin and stuffed whole flounder entrée. Called by its Spanish name, tapas, as the evening restaurant on Oceania Cruises does on its ships, or by its Greek name, meze, as Celebrity Cruises will, the menu includes appetizer-size small plates. At this rate order one of everything!
ORDER UP Prefer your stir fry with snow peas and extra water chestnut? Want your naan bread straight out of the oven? On big new ships from Carnival, Princess and RCL, endless lunch buffets have been replaced with small food stations scattered through the ship ranging from Chinese to deli to Indian where you choose your ingredients and have the food cooked to order. It's aided by the latest technology in high-speed induction cooking, so the wait times are less than they might be at a traditional salad bar. What about Americans who are accustomed to "All You Can Eat"? Don't worry there is plenty of food and lots of time to taste everything.
