OVER-SERVED AT SEA –
December 9, 2025 – The family of a man who died on a cruise ship after allegedly being served 33 alcoholic drinks in a day have launched a lawsuit and are seeking a trial.
Michael Virgil died on board the Royal Caribbean vessel Navigator of the Seas while on a cruise from Los Angeles to Mexico in December 2024. His fiancée, Connie Aguilar, has filed a complaint accusing the cruise line of being responsible for his death, claiming that on the day he died he was served a lot of alcohol and physically subdued by cruise ship staff. USA Today reports that Virgil was allegedly served 33 alcoholic drinks on the day he died, and then got lost when attempting to return to his cabin.
The complaint said: “Decedent became agitated. Royal Caribbean crew members, including security personnel, approached decedent in an attempt to subdue him. “Royal Caribbean crew members, including security personnel, then tackled decedent to the ground, stood on decedent’s body with their full weight, and compressed decedent’s body, causing decedent to stop moving.”
At the time of Virgil’s death, Fox LA reported that other passengers on board the Navigator of the Seas claimed that he ‘said he was going to kill us’ and ‘started chasing us down the hallway’.
