A man who went berserk on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship last December and then died after crew restrained him had been served “at least 33 alcoholic beverages” beforehand, his fiancée claims in a new lawsuit.

Michael Virgil, 35, smashed doors and assaulted crew members who tried to hold him back on Dec. 13, 2024, before security agents, medical personnel and crew subdued him with pepper spray, zip ties and handcuffs , the lawsuit alleges. They also say Virgil was injected with a sedative before he was taken to a holding cell.

Virgil died an hour later due to “the excessive force and fatal actions taken by crew members, fiancée Connie Aguilar claimed in a lawsuit filed Friday in Florida Southern District Court and reviewed by TMZ. This led to “significant hypoxia and impaired vent

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