Royal Arctic sailing schedules

Royal Arctic schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for Royal Arctic Line

Royal Arctic schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 13 May 15 May 17 May 18 May 20 May
GLJHS 13 May 2026, 14:45→	GLGOH 14 May 2026, 21:01	1 day 6h Direct service	IRENA ARCTICA IMO 9100255	IRENA ARCTICA departs Sisimiut (GLJHS) on 13 May 2026, 14:45 and arrives in Nuuk (GLGOH) on 14 May 2026, 21:01. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 6h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GLGOH 16 May 2026, 13:00→	GLJHS 17 May 2026, 11:22	22h 22m Direct service	IRENA ARCTICA IMO 9100255	IRENA ARCTICA departs Nuuk (GLGOH) on 16 May 2026, 13:00 and arrives in Sisimiut (GLJHS) on 17 May 2026, 11:22. The transit time between these ports is 22h 22m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GLGOH 16 May 2026, 20:00→	GLJFR 18 May 2026, 06:00	1 day 10h Direct service	NANOQ ARCTICA IMO 9618161	NANOQ ARCTICA departs Nuuk (GLGOH) on 16 May 2026, 20:00 and arrives in Paamiut (GLJFR) on 18 May 2026, 06:00. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 10h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GLJHS 17 May 2026, 13:00→	GLJEG 18 May 2026, 05:29	16h 29m Direct service	IRENA ARCTICA IMO 9100255	IRENA ARCTICA departs Sisimiut (GLJHS) on 17 May 2026, 13:00 and arrives in Aasiaat (GLJEG) on 18 May 2026, 05:29. The transit time between these ports is 16h 29m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
DEBRV 18 May 2026, 01:40→	DEHAM 18 May 2026, 16:12	14h 31m Direct service	MALIK ARCTICA IMO 9618135	MALIK ARCTICA departs Bremerhaven (DEBRV) on 18 May 2026, 01:40 and arrives in Hamburg (DEHAM) on 18 May 2026, 16:12. The transit time between these ports is 14h 31m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules

Top 10 ports serviced by this carrier

These are the top 10 ports that Royal Arctic services. They are ranked by frequency of departures and include both international and domestic services.

Rank	Port Code	Port Name	Country	Departure frequency
1	GLJHS	Sisimiut	Greenland	2-4 times a week	More details
2	NOEGE	Egersund	Norway	2-4 times a week	More details
3	GLGOH	Nuuk	Greenland	1-2 times a week	More details
4	GLJAV	Ilulissat	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
5	GLJCH	Qasigiannguit	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	GLJNN	Nanortalik	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	DEBRV	Bremerhaven	Germany	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	GLJJU	Qaqortoq	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	GLJFR	Paamiut	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	GLJNS	Narsaq	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#57Global Rank

Royal Arctic is ranked 57th in the world against other carriers when comparing service frequency and global port coverage.

Global Rankings

On time performance

This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Royal Arctic as measured by comparing all vessel scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.

Apr OTP 34.09%

Previous month OTP 55.36%

-21.27%

Average days late

A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that Royal Arctic vessels are typically late by.

Apr 2.6 days

Previous month 2.9 days

-0.3 days

Frequently asked questions about Royal Arctic

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Royal Arctic was 49%. This is a decline on the previous month of 55% OTP. *OTP is measured by comparing scheduled arrival time vs actual arrival time across all port calls over the span of a month. When a vessel arrives at port more than 24 hours after its scheduled arrival, it is considered late. Over the last three months Royal Arctic was, on average, 3 days late into port.