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 27 May 29 May 31 May 1 Jun 3 Jun
GLJHS 27 May 2026, 14:45→	GLGOH 28 May 2026, 19:54	1 day 5h Direct service	IRENA ARCTICA IMO 9100255	IRENA ARCTICA departs Sisimiut (GLJHS) on 27 May 2026, 14:45 and arrives in Nuuk (GLGOH) on 28 May 2026, 19:54. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 5h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GLGOH 30 May 2026, 13:00→	GLJHS 31 May 2026, 11:26	22h 26m Direct service	IRENA ARCTICA IMO 9100255	IRENA ARCTICA departs Nuuk (GLGOH) on 30 May 2026, 13:00 and arrives in Sisimiut (GLJHS) on 31 May 2026, 11:26. The transit time between these ports is 22h 26m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GLGOH 30 May 2026, 20:00→	GLJFR 1 Jun 2026, 06:00	1 day 10h Direct service	NANOQ ARCTICA IMO 9618161	NANOQ ARCTICA departs Nuuk (GLGOH) on 30 May 2026, 20:00 and arrives in Paamiut (GLJFR) on 1 Jun 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 31 May 2026, 13:00→	GLJEG 1 Jun 2026, 06:00	17hrs Direct service	IRENA ARCTICA IMO 9100255	IRENA ARCTICA departs Sisimiut (GLJHS) on 31 May 2026, 13:00 and arrives in Aasiaat (GLJEG) on 1 Jun 2026, 06:00. The transit time between these ports is 17hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GLJFR 1 Jun 2026, 10:00→	GLJNS 2 Jun 2026, 06:00	20hrs Direct service	NANOQ ARCTICA IMO 9618161	NANOQ ARCTICA departs Paamiut (GLJFR) on 1 Jun 2026, 10:00 and arrives in Narsaq (GLJNS) on 2 Jun 2026, 06:00. The transit time between these ports is 20hrs 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	GLGOH	Nuuk	Greenland	1-2 times a week	More details
3	GLJCH	Qasigiannguit	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
4	GLJAV	Ilulissat	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
5	GLJEG	Aasiaat	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	GLJNN	Nanortalik	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	GLJFR	Paamiut	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	GLJNS	Narsaq	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	GLJJU	Qaqortoq	Greenland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	ISREY	Reykjavík	Iceland	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#90Global Rank

Royal Arctic is ranked 90th 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.