Scenes from spring break 2013

Shayla Brown, a student at Tallahassee Community College, danced from a flag pole on the beach in Panama City Beach, Fla.

Spring breakers loaded their luggage onto charter busses to get ready to head back home to Chicago in South Padre Island, Texas.

Drew Moyes, right, prepared to use a funnel to consume a beer as fellow spring breaker Max Molteni watched on the beach in South Walton County, Florida.

Walton County Deputy Sheriff Brad Barefield, left, checked the IDs of Jenna Harris and other spring breakers from Mississippi on the beach in South Walton County.

Thousands of spring breakers from around the southeast converged on the beach near the Whale’s Tail Restaurant in South Walton County.

Rory Island, left, threw a ping-pong ball while playing beer pong with other spring breakers on the beach behind the Whale’s Tail Restaurant in South Walton County.

David Lightsey, right, and Chad Henson served up drinks at the Two Stick Restaurant’s free bar, which was set up on the beach in South Walton County.

Walton County Deputy Sheriff Brad Barefield, right, used an Alcoblow electronic detector to check for alcohol in a drink as spring breaker Wesley Bell watched.

Thousands of young Americans enjoyed the beginning of their holiday in the popular tourist destination of Cancun, Mexico.

Students enjoyed the beach in Cancun, Mexico.

Mitchell Schneider, 17, and Jasmine Farias, 16, of San Antonio, soaked up some sun on the beach in Port Aransas, Texas.

Spring breakers Laura Etheridge, left, and Taylor Jane from Mississippi walked down the windy Okaloosa Island Fishing Pier in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

Officers with Florida’s Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco checked the IDs of spring breakers on the beach near Destin, Florida. Officials have issued more than 200 citations for underage drinking and have busted two house parties with more than 100 spring breakers.

Hannah English, left, sprayed sunscreen on Emily Smith on a beach in Destin, Fla., where the two are both on spring break from Ohio Northern University. Spring breakers from around the country have started to arrive in Northwest Florida, and thousands more are expected to arrive in the coming weeks.

Hunter Mason, left, and Olivia Murat, on spring break from the University of Indianapolis in Destin, Fla.

Rapper Snoop Dogg, currently known as Snoop Lion, performed at the inauguration of spring break at the Ibiza Club in Cancun, Mexico.

Spring Break revelers enjoyed a foam party at a nightclub in the resort city of Cancun.

Cancun is one of the No. 1 foreign destination for U.S. college students wanting to enjoy spring break.

Dancing at a club in Cancun.

A Mexican navy marine stood guard as women walked by in an area of nightclubs in Cancun.

‘Spring breakers’, who chose Cancun this year will have to follow a code of conduct promoted by local authorities that included not drinking alcohol in the streets nor driving while drunk.

A spring breaker received a drink at a Cancun bar.

A woman walked along the beach in Tulum, Mexico. Despite its proximity to Cancun and its fellow party neighbor Playa del Carmen, Tulum attracts a different spring break crowd to its turquoise waters and white sandy beaches, with a mix of bohemians, well-pocketed New Age types and sun-seekers.

The SkyWheel in Myrtle Beach, S.C. received a fresh coat of paint as businesses get ready for the spring break crowd.