If you are a patient, or Moslem, or Buddhist, you may give advanced notice. Diet, vegetarian, low sugar and low salt food are also available. Each ship has a welcome banquet and farewell banquet, on which dishes are delivered to table. East King and East Queen offer authentic western banquets, with silver forks and knives, provide imported butter, cheese. Beside this, most cruise ships arrange buffet meals, with both Chinese and western food.
Most ships also take orders for Chinese dishes.
If you want to treat somebody special on the ship, even with a banquet, it can be arranged. The main menu is published on the notice board in front of the restaurant. Ask the waiter or waitress if you are not sure. As Chinese cuisine has many schools, so are the styles on the ships. According to Tourism Administration of Hubei Province, Yangtze Paradise, Splendid China and Sunshine China are famous for their Chinese cuisine, while East King, East Queen, Princess Sheena, etc, are good for their western style food.