( CNN ) -- After being detained in the South Korean port of Jeju since Friday , the Chinese luxury cruise ship , Henna , finally set sail just after 7:30 p.m. local time on Monday . The ship is now headed back to China and expected to arrive at the Tianjin Dongjiang International Cruise Port near Beijing at 11 a.m. on Wednesday . The departure was confirmed by the ship 's operator , HNA Tourism Cruise and Yacht Management Corp . According to HNA , by the time of departure , 1,558 passengers had been flown back to China after their vacations were interrupted by a South Korean court order and unexpected detainment . Perhaps the most shocking news surrounding the departure is that 87 resolute passengers , undeterred by the international commotion and four days in Jeju , were so determined to finish their trips that they chose to return to China with the ship . Henna saga . The Henna was impounded in Jeju on Friday by a local court following a seizure application filed by Chinese state-owned shipping company , Jiangsu Shagang Group , against Beijing-based travel organizer HNA Tourism , according to China 's state news agency , Xinhua . Jiangsu Shagang Group filed the application with South Korean authorities due to a legal dispute with HNA Tourism , related to a legal proceeding over outstanding lease payments with an HNA subsidiary , Grand China Shipping . The Henna is under the ownership of Sanya Artemis Yacht Entertainment Co. , Ltd , a subsidiary of HNA Tourism . At least seven airplanes were dispatched to fly the 1,659 passengers and approximately 650 crew members back to China , according to a statement from HNA Tourism . Passengers will receive compensation of approximately RMB 2,000 ( about $ 250 ) for the stunted trip , said the company . Difficult detention . China state media reported that during the ship 's weekend detention , two passengers suffered heart attacks ; according to HNA , however , only one passenger suffered a heart attack . A child suffered from a fever . All were taken to a local Korean hospital for treatment . An HNA Tourism spokesperson told CNN the company believes the timing for the seizure was `` deliberate . '' The Jiangsu Shagang Group filed its application on Friday at 4 p.m. local time , knowing many public offices would soon be closed for the weekend , according to an HNA spokesperson . HNA says the timing led directly to the suffering and inconvenience of its passengers.Â . According to HNA ( link in Chinese only ) , the company paid an RMB 16,880,000 ( $ 2.75 million ) bond by 3 a.m. on Saturday to release the ship , after receiving the detention notice . However , the Jeju court delayed payment of the funds over the weekend . Representatives from the Jiangsu Shagang Group were unavailable for comment . Described by HNA as China 's first luxury cruise ship , the Henna made its maiden voyage in January of this year . 'Lack of respect ' toward Chinese . On its official Weibo page , HNA says South Korean authorities ignored the rights of Chinese tourists and acted `` inappropriately '' in dealing with the issue.Â . According to state-owned China Youth Daily , China accounts for 35 % of tourists in South Korea , and that number is on the rise . The story of the Henna has gone viral on Chinese social media networks . Many Chinese Netizens question the detention order issued by the South Koreans . `` They should n't let the tourists suffer no matter what happened ! This ( shows ) a lack of respect to the Chinese , '' posted one commenter . Anger has also been directed at HNA , following Chinese media reports that HNA 's unpaid debt was the primary reason for the legal dispute . `` Someone loaned money to a villain , the villain does n't want to return . Then , you ask people to shush , and not talk about it aloud , '' posted another Chinese netizen . South Korean officials in Jeju said that while the incident was regrettable , they were n't concerned about long-term damage to South Korea 's reputation as a holiday destination for Chinese travelers .
Detained in South Korea since Friday , China 's first luxury cruise ship has finally left port for home . Score: 6 Impounding is part of legal dispute between two Chinese shipping companies . The story has attracted massive attention on Chinese social media .