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 9 Dec 11 Dec 13 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec
GLJJU 9 Dec 2025, 19:00→	GLJNN 10 Dec 2025, 05:00	10hrs Direct service	NANOQ ARCTICA IMO 9618161	NANOQ ARCTICA departs Qaqortoq (GLJJU) on 9 Dec 2025, 19:00 and arrives in Nanortalik (GLJNN) on 10 Dec 2025, 05:00. The transit time between these ports is 10hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GLJNN 10 Dec 2025, 09:00→	GLGOH 11 Dec 2025, 06:25	21h 25m Direct service	NANOQ ARCTICA IMO 9618161	NANOQ ARCTICA departs Nanortalik (GLJNN) on 10 Dec 2025, 09:00 and arrives in Nuuk (GLGOH) on 11 Dec 2025, 06:25. The transit time between these ports is 21h 25m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GLJHS 10 Dec 2025, 13:45→	GLGOH 12 Dec 2025, 03:44	1 day 13h Direct service	IRENA ARCTICA IMO 9100255	IRENA ARCTICA departs Sisimiut (GLJHS) on 10 Dec 2025, 13:45 and arrives in Nuuk (GLGOH) on 12 Dec 2025, 03:44. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 13h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GLGOH 13 Dec 2025, 12:00→	GLJHS 14 Dec 2025, 09:40	21h 40m Direct service	IRENA ARCTICA IMO 9100255	IRENA ARCTICA departs Nuuk (GLGOH) on 13 Dec 2025, 12:00 and arrives in Sisimiut (GLJHS) on 14 Dec 2025, 09:40. The transit time between these ports is 21h 40m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GLGOH 13 Dec 2025, 19:00→	GLJFR 15 Dec 2025, 06:18	1 day 11h Direct service	NANOQ ARCTICA IMO 9618161	NANOQ ARCTICA departs Nuuk (GLGOH) on 13 Dec 2025, 19:00 and arrives in Paamiut (GLJFR) on 15 Dec 2025, 06:18. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 11h 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	GLGOH	Nuuk	Greenland	2-4 times a week	More details
2	GLJHS	Sisimiut	Greenland	1-2 times a week	More details
3	GLJNN	Nanortalik	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
4	GLJNS	Narsaq	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
5	GLJFR	Paamiut	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	GLJJU	Qaqortoq	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	GLJCH	Qasigiannguit	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	GLJAV	Ilulissat	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	GLJEG	Aasiaat	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	ISREY	Reykjavík	Iceland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#75Global Rank

Royal Arctic is ranked 75th 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.

Nov OTP 44.44%

Previous month OTP 30.77%

13.68%

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.

Nov 2.4 days

Previous month 1.2 days

1.2 days

Frequently asked questions about Royal Arctic

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Royal Arctic was 30%. This is a decline on the previous month of 31% 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, 1 days late into port.