In an aerial view, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, billed as the world’s largest cruise ship, heads out to sea for its second voyage from PortMiami on February 03, 2024, in Miami, Florida. The 1,197-foot long ship cost $1.79 billion to build, has 20 decks, and can hold a maximum of 7,600 people. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
OAN Staff Abril Elfi 11:54 AM – Wednesday, December 18, 2024
A “highly intoxicated” Royal Caribbean passenger, who was accused of attacking crew members and threatening other travelers, died on Friday after being detained on the ship.
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The family of Michael Virgil, 35, the now-deceased passenger, argues that employee negligence is to blame, alleging that Royal Caribbean security had injected him with some kind of powerful sedative which ultimately resulted in his death.
According to FOX 11, Virgil had reportedly threatened to kill other passengers and assaulted two crew members not even an hour after the cruise set sail from San Pedro.
Virgil also allegedly kicked one Royal Caribbean staffer in the face and punched another.
“The gentleman that was drunk said that he was going to kill…
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