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Going on a cruise is kind of like reliving your freshman year of college. It’s new! It’s exciting! There’s so much to eat and drink (and no one to tell you you can’t have ice cream three times a day). Cruise buffets don’t just offer a few desserts — there are usually 50 decadent sweets calling your name. The same goes for baked goods: Instead of five types of bread, you’ll find 25 freshly baked loaves begging to be buttered. And then there are the proteins, piled nearly as high as the ship’s funnel.

It’s vacation, after all — and I’m not here to play the parental role or deny you the right to treat yo self — but having failed at my first cruise eating experience (both health- and strategy-wise), I know that too much of a good thing can mean a week of discomfort masked by stretchy pants and caftans.

With multiple sailings on several cruise lines under my belt, I now feel like I’ve mastered the art of the shipboard smorgasbord. Here’s my number-one rule for navigating the cruise buffet, plus a few more tips for eating well on a cruise ship.

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