Florida spring break: Fort Lauderdale welcomes partiers as state sends more police to vacation hot spots

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is taking a antithetic attack to outpouring interruption messaging than its confederate neighbor, Miami Beach.

Miami Beach constabulary launched a world TV-themed advertisement run successful mid-February encouraging outpouring breakers to debar the country aft constabulary saw increased violence during outpouring interruption opening successful astir 2020. Things began to crook astir successful 2024 arsenic the metropolis bolstered instrumentality enforcement and made hundreds of arrests.

The City of Fort Lauderdale launched a akin world TV-themed advertisement connected Feb. 26 telling outpouring interruption tourists to "know the rules" and "enjoy our metropolis responsibly."

"Come for the fun, but retrieve to play by the rules. Love whitethorn beryllium blind, but we’ll beryllium watching," Fort Lauderdale Police Department Chief William Schultz says successful the "Love is Blind"-themed video.

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Revelers connected outpouring interruption successful Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 9, 2025. (Romain Maurice for Fox News Digital)

The 2 ads amusement the 2 departments’ antithetic approaches to outpouring break—Miami Beach is telling outpouring breakers to skip the abrogation destination wholly portion Fort Lauderdale is encouraging them to travel arsenic agelong arsenic they travel the city’s rules.

Rules see restrictions connected alcohol, coolers, tents, tables, electrical scooters and unrecorded oregon amplified euphony successful definite areas. 

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Parties connected outpouring interruption successful Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 9, 2025. (Romain Maurice for Fox News Digital)

The metropolis said determination volition beryllium "increased enforcement" successful definite areas and during circumstantial times of the day, arsenic good arsenic a formation cleanup each time astatine 5:30 p.m.

"Our metropolis is known for its beauteous beaches, large weather, and breathtaking atmosphere, and we privation everyone — residents and guests alike — to person a harmless and enjoyable time," Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis said successful a Feb. 26 statement. "Know the Rules: To support a amusive and respectful environment, other restrictions are successful effect until April 12."

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Spring breakers bask the formation successful Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 9, 2025. (Romain Maurice for Fox News Digital)

Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner, meanwhile, called this twelvemonth "a world check," saying the city’s advertisement run shows "what is going to hap if you travel here, and you don't play by our rules."

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Miami Beach’s akin advertisement run successful 2024 resulted successful smaller-than-usual assemblage sizes and little violence. Police Chief Wayne Jones said that arrests citywide went down 8% by March 17, 2024, compared to March 2023. 

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Spring breakers stitchery astatine the formation successful Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 9, 2025. (Romain Maurice for Fox News Digital)

Gov. Ron Desantis noted during a Friday property league that outpouring interruption successful Miami saw chaotic crowds opening astir 2020, erstwhile radical escaped to Florida during the coronavirus pandemic due to the fact that its businesses and nationalist areas remained unfastened portion different states were inactive unopen down.

Members of the Fort Lauderdale Mounted Police support an oculus connected revelers connected outpouring interruption successful Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 8, 2025. (Romain Maurice for Fox News Digital)

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"We were thankful for that. Honestly, a batch of businesses came present and ne'er went back. People came present and ne'er went backmost due to the fact that they appreciated the prime of life," DeSantis said, "but it besides got retired of control."

The politician added that helium is directing authorities instrumentality enforcement to supply further unit and assets to Miami Beach and different outpouring interruption blistery spots implicit the coming weeks.