Panama City and Panama City Beach Spring Break

...and more on Florida spring break

Panama City and Panama City Beach Spring Break

Panama City is a very welcoming place to be for Florida spring break, more so than (for instance) Daytona Beach, which is on the way out, out, out in 2009. And Panama City's got a wide open, golden white beach that's easy to get to from anywhere (take Amtrak almost all the way there and get a 15% student discount).

This spring break season, mtvU Spring Break 2009 will be on the beach in Panama City, hosting the usual great gamut of games and music -- and, along with advertisers like Xbox, Victoria’s Secret and Banana Boat, handing out the schwag.

Temperatures in this small city on Florida's Gulf Coast range in the 70's during the day and it's cool enough at night that you should pack a sweater. Read more about Panama City and Panama City Beach:

• Official Panama City Spring Break Website
• From About.com's Dawn Henthorn: Panama City and Panama City Beach travel guides

And what you need if you're going to go to Panama City beach for spring break 2009:

• Panama City spring break packages from $269 for 2009 (drive or fly packages available)
• Downloadable Panama City Spring Break Party Map

Florida Spring Break

Florida for spring break will forever be one of the top hot spots in the US and the world, but do know that not everyone in the Sunshine State wants you there in March and April if you're under 25. Read more:

• Florida spring break in Daytona Beach, and Key West

• Spring Break in South Beach

• Gay spring break in Key West

• Fort Lauderdale: No, No, No (they really, really don't want you)

The Rest of the Hot Spots for 2009

So besides a Florida spring break, where's the other action for 2009? Get the skinny with this list of 2009 destinations -- Cancun tops the top hot spots again, and new passport rules keep Puerto Rico (no passport needed and a reasonable drinking age) in the running; Lake Havasu and Vegas -- still nowhere; Europe: way in. The hot spots for 2009:

• Top Spring Break Hot Spots 2009

And some other options:

• Spring Break Without a Passport
• Alternative Spring Break Ideas
• Spring Break-Friendly Ski and Snowboard Resorts
• Gay Spring Break

And the mothership:

• Spring Break 101