Family sues Royal Caribbean; ME rules cruise death a homicide after alleged 33 drinks
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After a man aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise was allegedly served 33 drinks and later restrained by ship security, a medical examiner ruled his December 2024 death a homicide, citing the combined effects of mechanical asphyxia, obesity, cardiomegaly and ethanol intoxication. The family’s lawsuit alleges security used three cans of pepper spray, multiple personnel compressed his body until he stopped moving, staff ordered a haloperidol injection, the body was refrigerated until the ship returned to Los Angeles, and their attorney accuses Royal Caribbean of negligent hiring, training and supervision.
Courts and Civil Litigation
Royal Caribbean
Cruise Industry
CDC logs 21st cruise norovirus outbreak in 2025
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The CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program confirmed a norovirus outbreak aboard Aida Cruises’ AIDAdiva, with 95 passengers and six crew reporting vomiting and diarrhea during a Nov. 10–Dec. 16 voyage that includes U.S. ports. The cruise line notified CDC on Nov. 30, implemented enhanced cleaning, isolated ill persons and submitted stool samples; CDC says this marks the 21st cruise-ship norovirus outbreak reported this year.
Public Health
Cruise Industry