Unmasked spring breakers are descending on Florida. Officials are begging them to behave By Hannah Sampson Washington Post,Updated March 15, 2021, 7:58 p.m. Email to a Friend People took to the beach on March 4 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. College students have begun to arrive in the South Florida area for the annual spring break ritual. Officials are anticipating a large spring break crowd as the coronavirus pandemic continues and are advising people to wear masks if they cannot socially distance.Joe Raedle/Getty After the fledgling pandemic forced an early end to Floridaâs annual spring break bacchanal in 2020, the state is wide open this time around and â for some â irresistible.