The 55m ship sailed into Otago Harbour yesterday, docking at the Birch St wharf about 3pm.
The former fishing trawler had sailed from Lyttelton on Wednesday after a protest by Greenpeace members trying to block a coal ship leaving Lyttelton harbour led to six arrests on Tuesday night.
The drama of those events seemed a world away yesterday as the crew was met by just the ship's agent and three Port Otago employees. No police were at the wharf.
Greenpeace campaign director Carmen Gravatt said she could neither confirm nor deny if they would have a protest when the ship was in port. It was due to leave Dunedin on Monday.
She would not say if the protest at Lyttelton was planned, but says the six Greenpeace members arrested were likely to plead guilty to charges.
The police turnout at Lyttelton was much more than she anticipated, with about 30 officers present, she said.
"I think there did not need to be that many of them there. You could see lines of squad cars. We have got a history of non-violent peaceful protest.''
Police had complained about the events at Lyttelton, leading to a loss of manpower in other areas, with a constable assaulted in the city centre.
Ms Gravatt said she was sorry to hear of criminal behaviour, but the police made a "weird choice'' supporting a coal export ship trying to leave the harbour on time.
It is the third visit to Dunedin for the ship, the first since 1998. It has a crew of 25, and is on a nationwide tour to highlight the climate change issue.
The ship will be open to the public tomorrow and Sunday from 10am to 4pm.
