In Dec 2024, Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas passenger Michael Virgil (35) was served with 33 alcoholic drinks before flying into a drunken rampage, threatening passengers and physically assaulting crew members, then dying shortly after security personnel finally restrained him, according to a new lawsuit filed by the runamok's family.
Michael Virgil was traveling with his fiance Connie Aguilar and their seven-year-old autistic son from Los Angeles to Mexico on 13 Dec 2024.
The lawsuit says that trouble began moments after the family boarded the cruise and learned their room was not ready.
It also claimed that the cruise line failed to intervene to protect' Michael's life, stating: At all relevant times hereto, Royal Caribbean had the right to refuse the continued service of alcohol to any patron visibly intoxicated.'
The filed lawsuit says that, when security moved in, crew members tackled him and stood on [him] with their full body weight,' making it difficult for Michael to move.
The lawsuit also alleged that the ship's captain ordered that he be injected with the sedative Haloperidol, and that multiple cans' of pepper spray were used.
Haloperidol is an anti-psychotic medicine which can help with feelings of anxiety and other symptoms of mental health conditions. Michael died within hours of being restrained, according to the filing.
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