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Not anymore. Those old mom and pop hotels that were popular with spring breakers in the 80's are all gone now. Unless you go north of Sunrise, all the beach hotels are expensive chains . There's still a few spring break friendly bars (Elbo Room, Blondies, whatever is in Beach Place now) but...

The thread was about college Spring Break. Not Ultra or MMW. Two totally different things. Most college spring breakers are under 21 and usually pretty broke. The Ultra crowd consists mostly of people over 21 who are already out of school and have the disposable income to go to an expensive...

When you're a college kid, you spend most of your free time trying to find places to party where you won't get harassed by the police. Once word gets out that police will arrest and fine everyone for alcohol possession, kids stop going. I'm not talking about spoiled rich private school kids...

There are two types of boat owners. The ones who love boating and actually use their boats all the time and the ones who buy a boat, use it a lot for the first year and then park it. They're the types that say "The best two days of owning a boat are the first and last". I've owned a few boats...

Yeah, I don't go to the beach much but I know everything from 17th street to Sunrise is really nice now and a lot of the older, small hotels have been replaced. There's still plenty of Spring Break friendly bars on the beach so I can see why it's become popular again. Plus, I think with the cost...

According to the NMMA (National Marine Manufacturers Association), recreational boating contributes an estimated $170.3 Billion to the US economy annually with Florida being the top grossing state at $23.3 billion. People with lots of money love boats and boats love lots of money.

Exactly. In the 80's it was Fort Lauderdale, in the 90's it was Daytona. In the 2000s it was Panama City. When the locals get tired of it, they up the police presence and start arresting every single kid under 21 with a beer in his hands. Eventually word gets out that the police aren't having it...