Sorry, but I side with the cruise line on this one. If a family member has an issue where he is not responsible for his own actions, then a responsible adult should be with him. The fact that he consumed 33 drinks suggests somebody was not watching him or what he was doing. This reminds me of the 18 month old who fell three stories off a balcony, a person on the street sees this and catches the child, saving it’s life, but still sustained a broken arm during the catch. The parents sued to man who caught the baby for medical bills to set the arm plus damages for “stress”. Fortunately, the judge saw through the ruse and not only dismissed the case, but award the man attorney and court cost PLUS $30,000 in “personal damages”. We need more common sense judges like this.
People successfully sue bars in the US all the time for being overserved and going out and doing stupid stuff.