They were very specific... "Stay with the tour at all times, do not go wondering off on your own"! They watched after us like a mother hen with baby chicks. This is as close to a McDonalds as I was able to get... a view from the bus. (Believe me, I tried. LOL)
Another couple didn't book their excursions through the ship, but had arranger "Local Russian" tour guides through websites on line... They had a lot more freedom of movement and got to see a lot more of where the "locals" shopped and ate. He said: "When we went by McD's and I saw this red and black hamburger", I just had to have one.
Personally, I don't care for caviar ( fish eggs ) that much, but you have to admit, it's different.
Oh well, at least I got the T-Shirt...
Illegitimus Non Carborundum