
New details have emerged in the death of 35-year-old passenger Michael Virgil, who died aboard Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas in December 2024 after consuming 33 alcoholic drinks in a single day, an incident the Los Angeles Medical Examiner has now ruled a homicide.
As the lawsuit against the cruise line intensifies, questions are growing over why so much alcohol was served, how security handled the confrontation that followed, and what really happened in the final moments of a family holiday that turned into tragedy.