We've all had bad vacations. No doubt about it. But some vacations are unquestionably worse than others.
Case in point:
From the New York Post:
Royal Caribbean cruise staff allegedly stuffed a passenger's body in a refrigerator and continued the journey after the man died following a marathon drinking session, the family's attorney said.
Michael Virgil, a 35-year-old father from California, was served 33 drinks at one of the ship's bars on the day he died in December 2024, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his fiancée.
Thirty...three...drinks?
I'm not sure how a man drinks that much and is still standing, let alone functioning. (Maybe the ship waters its drinks down?) Apparently after that massive bender, Mr. Virgil was still rip-roaring, as seen above:
He then erupted into a rage when he left the bar extremely intoxicated and couldn't find his room, allegedly attacking and threatening to kill crew members and passengers.
Crew members tackled Virgil, stood on his body with their full weight, administered an injection of the sedative Haloperidol, and sprayed Virgil with multiple cans of pepper spray, according to the lawsuit.
He was detained by security and later died after paying a visit to the ship's medical center. His blood alcohol level was between 0.182 and 0.186, more than twice the legal driving limit.
An autopsy revealed the cause of his death:
Virgil died of 'significant hypoxia and impaired ventilation, respiratory failure, cardiovascular instability and ultimately cardiopulmonary arrest, leading to his death which has been ruled a homicide,' the lawsuit alleges.
His fiancée allegedly "pleaded with officials to return to port in Long Beach [California]" after his death, but the ship continued on its journey, with Virgil's body put in refrigerated storage for the remainder of the voyage.
As astonishing as the lawsuit is, New York lawyer Richard Shoenstein is urging people to view it with skepticism:
Thirty three drinks, really? ... What kind of drinks were these? Were these real drinks, or are these cruise ship mai tais that don't have very much alcohol? I have a difficult time believing that anybody can sit down and just down 33 drinks in a row and that anybody serving someone would let them do that.
Crazy story either way.
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