Miami Beach's reality show warns spring breakers about curfews, rules

Spring break is coming up soon and students are itching to get away from classes, cast away their cares and go wild... except in Miami Beach.

The city of Miami Beach is cracking down again on "disorderly crowds, lawless behavior and violence" by letting visitors know which kinds of wild and crazy partying won't fly. Most of it, in fact.

A lot of what spring breakers might be heading to the beach for is already prohibited on Miami Beach year-round:

In a spoof reality show video clip the city released, "Spring Break Reality Check Miami Beach," attractive young people hit the beach to party but are immeditely told they can't drink in public or play loud music.

"Apparently the only thing that wasn't contraband was the grapes and the cheese," a girl says in the video.

They also run afoul of the DUI sobriety checkpoints, the $100 parking and the curfew.

"Worst. Spring break. Ever," the breakers said.

“Law and order is the number one priority in our city, and there is no compromising on that,” said Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner said at a press conference earlier this month.

Many popular spring break destinations in Florida amp up their police presence for the increased crowds but none go as far as Miami Beach. The city did the same thing last year, following three consecutive years of violence and excessive rowdiness, with two fatal shootings in 2023 and three people shot the year before, Melissa Berthier, the director of Marketing and Communications told WLRN.

On the first, second and fifth weekends in March, the city will have a flat $30 parking rate for non-residents, the $532 towing fee in South Beach for nonresidents, and beach entrances will close at 6 p.m. All month, the Miami Beach Police Department will also implement a traffic plan to manage traffic beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.

During the periods of March 13-16 and March 20-23, when the largest spring break crowds are likely to arrive, the city adds these measures:

There will be a curfew, although the time has not yet been provided. Last year it was midnight.

The city also prohibits short-term rentals such as from Airbnb and VRBO that are booked for a time period less than six months and one day, with a $1,000 a day/violation fine to start and a $5,000 a day/violation fine fior repeat violations.