The family of a man who died on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in December 2024 recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the cruise liner.
The lawsuit accused the company of intoxicating Michael Virgil on a “Navigator of the Seas” cruise by serving him 33 drinks and using “excessive force” against him before his death, according to KTLA.
Virgil, 35, died on Dec. 13, 2024, while on a four-day cruise from Los Angeles to Ensenada, Mexico, with his fiancée, son and his family.
Virgil took part in the ship’s all-inclusive “Deluxe Beverage” package and was served at least 33 alcoholic beverages before his death, the lawsuit claims.
The family’s lawsuit claims he became visibly intoxicated and agitated, but crew members allegedly kept serving him drinks anyway.
Royal Caribbean security allegedly tackled him, used pepper spray against him, injected him with the sedative Haloperidol and detained him before his death.
According to The celebrity.land, an autopsy report ruled he “had a blood alcohol level of 0.182 to 0.186 percent.”
Staff also allegedly stuffed Virgil’s body in a refrigerator until the ship returned to port in Los Angeles on Dec. 16, 2024.
The FBI opened an investigation into the death at the time, and the death was eventually ruled a homicide.
Royal Caribbean released a statement at the time saying it was “saddened” by Virgil’s death and would be cooperating with authorities, but wouldn’t comment on pending litigation.
According to The Los Angeles Times, Virgil’s family is seeking multiple damages, not limited to “loss of support, inheritance, and medical and funeral expenses.”
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