A Royal Caribbean cruise passenger who died aboard a ship last year after an altercation with staff was served 33 alcoholic drinks on the night of his death, according to a new lawsuit filed by the man’s family.

Passenger Michael Virgil, 35, was detained by security in December last year after he allegedly physically assaulted crew members and threatened other passengers in a drunken rage aboard the Navigator of the Seas.

New accusations about the events leading up to his death say cruise ship staff “negligently” over-served Virgil alcoholic drinks “in a matter of hours,” while he was clearly intoxicated, according to court documents filed in Miami, where the cruise company is based, CBS News reported.

Virgil was on the cruise, which left from Los Angeles, with his fiancée, Conn

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