The Greek cruise ship Ierapetra arrived just after dawn at Cyprus port of Larnaca, and some of the evacuees were sad about having to leave loved ones behind.
France, which ruled Lebanon as a colony until 1943, has more than 20,000 citizens in Lebanon. Most of those who left on Monday were of Lebanese origin.
Many of the French passengers were reportedly to be flown to France aboard chartered jumbo jets.
Wafa Walsh, a 30-year-old Lebanese woman arrived with her four- and 13-year-old daughters, but left her husband and the rest of her family behind.
The passengers included many children, including one who was taken off on a stretcher, and 34 Americans -- many of whom are students.
Ryan Furhu, 20, from Baltimore, Maryland, was studying Arabic during a summer session at the American University of Beirut.
"In last few days we were waiting to get out," he said. "We were studying Arabic at summer school but obviously that ended."
Renee Codsi, a 29-year-old teacher from California, said she had been living in Beirut for the past four years.
"Lebanon has become my home. I'm worried about the people I left behind. I wasn't really worried about myself," she said.
A teacher of environmental science at the American Community School in Beirut, Codsi said she had a 73-year-old Lebanese father whom she left behind.
The Ierapetra arrived in Larnaca a few hours after an Italian warship brought more than 300 Italians and other Westerners to Cyprus.
In other developments:
The Danish Foreign Ministry said it expects to have shuttled 1,700 people with a Danish passport or Danish residence permit back home, mainly through Syria.
The Foreign Ministry estimated 1,000 Danes could be trapped in southern Lebanon and has set up a pickup point in Saida, 50km south of Beirut for those in the southern part of the country who wants to get out.
An Austrian army Hercules transport plane was preparing to leave Cyprus for Vienna yesterday with 30 Italians and several Danish citizens on board.
Bosnia's Foreign Ministry has urged the 20 Bosnian citizens currently in Lebanon to leave the country immediately.
Poland began the evacuation of about 200 of its citizens from Lebanon early yesterday.
They were being driven to Damascus for military flight back home, the defense ministry said.
Most of those leaving are Polish citizens who have lived in Lebanon for many years, often business people or Poles married to Lebanese citizens.
Among those being evacuated are also the family members of Polish diplomats. About 230 Polish soldiers serving with the UN mission in Lebanon will remain.
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