Cruises are an exception to plain travel. How the cruise handles immigration may vary determined by where the ship is based, if it crosses Intercontinental borders, and what arrangements are set up. One example is, in the example you give, you can be in Russia, but possible under an exception for cruise ships on an escorted tour, and that means you
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