A. Large Cruise-Medium Ship’s dining options:  
    PROs:
        1. Main dining room & 24/7 buffet: decent quality & variety in.
        2. Specialty & cultural specific cafes: greater variety &
            gourmet quality.

    CONs:
        1. Specialty & cultural specific cafes: premium extra costs
        2. Congested: at peak dining times
        3. May be culturally Americanized. 
        4. may get tiring on longer cruises

B. Small Cruise Ship’s meals: more relaxed sit-down atmosphere with engaged staff, more culturally authentic, even locally grown foods.      

     PROs:
        1. More locally authentic or traditional dishes:
        2. Better guest to crew service & engagement.
        3. Better special needs options

    CONs:  ???

C. “Port Call’ options: [Jump [LINK below]
    1. Perhaps a Shore Excursions gourmet ‘traditional’ cooking
        class & dining experience.
    2. Self-guide walking tour or taxi to guide/crew suggested on-shore restaurant.