Ship Tours

Greenpeace ships are tools for investigation, education, and action. They are sailing to places impacted by environmental harm, supporting frontline communities, and opening decks to the public to learn, connect, and get involved.

From exposing ocean pollution to sparking conversations at port, ship tours turn global issues into shared local moments.

Rainbow Warrior Climate Justice Ship Tour - Open Boat in Malaysia. © TAN CHIA WAY / Greenpeace

What Are Ship Tours?

Ship tours are when our iconic Greenpeace ships dock at ports around the world and open their decks to the public. It’s a rare chance to come aboard, meet the crew, and explore how we investigate environmental injustice. Here’s what you’ll typically find when a Greenpeace ship is in port:

Captain of the Rainbow Warrior, Pep Barbal Badia (right), shares stories with the Friends of Greenpeace on the Rainbow Warrior ship's bridge at Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Open ship days

Explore the ship’s inner workings through guided tours, interactive exhibits, and conversations with our crew. Get a glimpse of life on board and what it takes to sail for the planet.

Campaign spotlights

The ship travels with purpose. Each stop highlights a pressing local or regional environmental issue, from building public awareness to deepening understanding of climate issues and environmental justice.

Movement building

We host talks and community gatherings onboard and onshore, connecting people, movements, and allies for stronger collective action.

Past Highlight

In March 2023, the Rainbow Warrior Ship returned to Malaysian waters, docking at Port Klang to spotlight urgent environmental injustices. From calling for a long-overdue Climate Change Act to exposing air pollution, deforestation, and plastic waste, the ship brought environmental justice to the forefront.

Explore Our Ships

Get to know the iconic ships powering Greenpeace campaigns around the world, from Arctic missions to coastal activism.

The Greenpeace ship, Arctic Sunrise arrives into Cape Town, South Africa. The vessel is accompanied by a sailing boat and Table Mountain is seen in the background.

Arctic Sunrise

Explore the Arctic Sunrise, originally designed as an icebreaker, that conducts scientific research on biodiversity in the world’s coldest region.

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Drone aerial of the Rainbow Warrior under sail in the Indian Ocean during the 'Beyond Seafood' campaign on January 17, 2023.

Rainbow Warrior

Meet the Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace’s legendary undisputed icon since 1978. The ship name is synonymous with breaking boundaries and fearless campaigning.

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The civil society organisation, Whale Conservation Institute (ICB) and Greenpeace, aboard the SY Witness, a Greenpeace sailboat, tour around the area of the Argentine Sea where the oil industry plans to carry out seismic explorations, off the coast of Buenos Aires, Río Negro and Chubut. The Greenpeace ship toured for a week in the North Argentina basin, where the area is awarded to the oil industry. The Argentine Sea serves as the feeding ground and a migratory path of the Southern Right Whale and plays a natural importance especially for emblematic species of Argentine biodiversity.

Witness

The newest and greenest vessel in the Greenpeace fleet, the Witness is also the smallest ship that can navigate shallow waters that are inaccessible to larger ships.

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