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 15 Apr 17 Apr 19 Apr 20 Apr 22 Apr
GLJJU 15 Apr 2026, 20:01→	GLJNN 16 Apr 2026, 06:01	10hrs Direct service	NANOQ ARCTICA IMO 9618161	NANOQ ARCTICA departs Qaqortoq (GLJJU) on 15 Apr 2026, 20:01 and arrives in Nanortalik (GLJNN) on 16 Apr 2026, 06:01. 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 16 Apr 2026, 11:20→	GLGOH 18 Apr 2026, 06:47	1 day 19h Direct service	NANOQ ARCTICA IMO 9618161	NANOQ ARCTICA departs Nanortalik (GLJNN) on 16 Apr 2026, 11:20 and arrives in Nuuk (GLGOH) on 18 Apr 2026, 06:47. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 19h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GLGOH 18 Apr 2026, 13:00→	GLJHS 19 Apr 2026, 11:03	22hrs Direct service	IRENA ARCTICA IMO 9100255	IRENA ARCTICA departs Nuuk (GLGOH) on 18 Apr 2026, 13:00 and arrives in Sisimiut (GLJHS) on 19 Apr 2026, 11:03. The transit time between these ports is 22hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
NOAES 18 Apr 2026, 17:00→	NOIKR 18 Apr 2026, 19:36	2h 36m Direct service	MALIK ARCTICA IMO 9618135	MALIK ARCTICA departs Alesund (NOAES) on 18 Apr 2026, 17:00 and arrives in Ikornnes (NOIKR) on 18 Apr 2026, 19:36. The transit time between these ports is 2h 36m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GLGOH 19 Apr 2026, 08:30→	GLJFR 20 Apr 2026, 18:30	1 day 10h Direct service	NANOQ ARCTICA IMO 9618161	NANOQ ARCTICA departs Nuuk (GLGOH) on 19 Apr 2026, 08:30 and arrives in Paamiut (GLJFR) on 20 Apr 2026, 18:30. 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

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	GLJCH	Qasigiannguit	Greenland	2-4 times a week	More details
3	GLJAV	Ilulissat	Greenland	2-4 times a week	More details
4	GLJHS	Sisimiut	Greenland	1-2 times a week	More details
5	GLJFR	Paamiut	Greenland	1-2 times a week	More details
6	GLJNS	Narsaq	Greenland	1-2 times a week	More details
7	GLJJU	Qaqortoq	Greenland	1-2 times a week	More details
8	GLJNN	Nanortalik	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	GLJEG	Aasiaat	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	NOAES	Alesund	Norway	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#51Global Rank

Royal Arctic is ranked 51st 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.

Mar OTP 55.36%

Previous month OTP 48.78%

6.58%

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.

Mar 2.9 days

Previous month 4.9 days

-2.0 days

Frequently asked questions about Royal Arctic

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Royal Arctic was 40%. This is a decline on the previous month of 49% 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, 4 days late into port.