A lawsuit filed against Royal Caribbean Cruises claims that a 35-year-old passenger was "significantly over-served" alcoholic beverages before an altercation with security personnel and his death aboard a ship that set sail from Southern California.

The wrongful death lawsuit, filed by the fiancée of Michael Virgil last week in United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleges that Navigator of the Seas crew members served Virgil at least 33 alcoholic beverages, starting at about mid-morning on Dec. 13, 2024. The ship with Virgil, his fiancée and young son aboard departed earlier that day from San Pedro for a four-day cruise to Ensenada, Mexico.

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