The 237 Canadians on an ill-fated cruise ship that was prevented from docking for five days due to at least 20 confirmed cases of coronavirus aboard have been evacuated from their floating nightmare.

Canada's ministers of Foreign Affairs, Health and National Defence announced on Sunday that the country would be repatriating all Canadian citizens aboard the Grand Princess off the shore of San Francisco.

The Government of Canada will be repatriating Canadians aboard the #GrandPrincess.

Here is our news release: pic.twitter.com/ZuZA3WiXhl

— François-Philippe Champagne (FPC) 🇨🇦 (@FP_Champagne) March 8, 2020

As promised, the federal government helped all 237 Canadians disembark in Oakland, California on Monday.

Rather amazing that Canadian passengers disembarking from the Grand Princess in Oakland can go to a #Canada tent for processing. That’s first class public service. pic.twitter.com/qT2B8fmoSY

— Brian Phipps (@brandstrat) March 10, 2020

All of the roughly 3,500 passengers aboard the ship are expected to be released by Tuesday evening as their various home countries repatriate them and U.S. health officials take those who require medical care to local hospitals.

Ahead of Kara in the line: pic.twitter.com/qHQN5yJS8S

— Guy Quenneville (@gqinsk) March 10, 2020

American residents who are found to be healthy will be held for a 14-day isolation period at military bases in California, Texas and Georgia.

Wray McClelland has shared new images of #Canadians and some #Americans getting screened as they leave the Grand Princess cruise ship docked in #Oakland. He wonders why they spent more than 6 days confined to cabins if they are all gathered "shoulder to shoulder" now? #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/ThdN89KSTO

— Marcella Bernardo (@Bernardo1130) March 10, 2020

Canada's Grand Princess cruise ship passenger, the first group of people to be evacuated after the 21 coronavirus patients, emerged from the ship to find members of the Canadian Armed Forces, Public Health Agency officials, Canada Border Service Agency members and what foreign affairs minister François-Philippe Champagne called "five standing rapid deployment team members" waiting for them.

Thank you to all the local California officials who worked with us to repatriate the Canadians 🇨🇦 on the #GrandPrincess.#friendspartnersallies #covid19 #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/oL3RLjdcLg

— Canada in SF 🇨🇦 (@CanCGSF) March 10, 2020

The passengers were processed outside the ship at Canadian government-branded tents with the intention of bringing them all from San Francisco to the Canadian Forces base in Trenton, Ont., for a 14-day-long quarantine.

Passengers were screened for symptoms of COVID-19 before boarding the plane to Trenton, according to a government release.

They are off the ship‼️
Mom and Dad, and the other 230 Canadians on the #GrandPrincess, are now in the care of Canadian Officials as they prepare to board the plane for Trenton, Ontario. pic.twitter.com/58q2YVhtOX

— Mark Gerretsen 🇨🇦 (@MarkGerretsen) March 10, 2020

It is not yet known if any tested positive for the virus, but the government did say on Sunday that anyone exhibiting symptoms would not be permitted to board the plane and that they would "be further assessed to determine next steps."

Champagne confirmed that 228 Canadians were aboard the plane when it landed in Trenton this morning and that a handful of Canadian crew members had tested positive for the virus.

The converted cargo plane carrying the 228 Canadian passengers on board the #GrandPrincess will now spend 14 days quarantined in @CanadianForces Base. pic.twitter.com/ttVqcUJjg3

— Phil (@Phillip_Thomaz) March 10, 2020

Several passengers were left behind for what the Canadian Press described as "medical reasons unrelated to the virus."

All of the Grand Princess passengers at CFB Trenton will be quarantined for a period of 14 days before they are released back to their homes and lives.