4 Unusual Way to Meet the New Year in Miami

Miami is one of the best places to celebrate the New Year. Photo: depositphotos.com

No frost, snow, slush, frozen fingers, winter tires or snowmen. Instead - sea, sun, beach and lots of parties. In addition - decorated palm trees, girls in swimsuits and Santa hats and Christmas tunes.

This is what the New Year in Miami, one of the world's entertainment capitals, looks like. ForumDaily prepared and collected the best ideas about how to unconsciously celebrate the beloved winter holiday in the sunny city.

1. On a yacht

Just imagine: a languid evening sky, skyscrapers illuminated with New Year’s decorations, cheerful music from coastal restaurants, a light ocean breeze - and you enjoy all this beauty while on the deck of an exquisite yacht.
Does it sound exciting?

Miami is exactly the kind of city where celebrating New Year's Eve on a yacht is a must-have experience for both permanent residents and tourists. Passing the city's port, luxurious islands of millionaires and freedom-loving Miami Beach, you will see a different side of the sunny city and undoubtedly fall in love with it even more. But Miami on December 31 is especially good.

You can rent a yacht and set the New Year's table yourself, or celebrate a holiday prepared on a turnkey basis - with drinks, snacks and an entertainment program - in Miami they are ready to provide you with such a service. One of the proven companies in this field is Aveida Events.

“We offer more than 20 luxury yachts to suit every budget. At the same time, you can additionally order related services - from catering to entertainment. A professional crew will take care of all technical and everyday issues, and you won’t have to worry about anything! This is a great option for those who don’t want to bother themselves with New Year’s preparations,” says Irina Tomashevich, co-owner of the company.

Some yachts can accommodate a fairly large company - 13 people. By the way, this is the maximum number of guests allowed by law when chartering a yacht of any size. For example, on a 66-foot luxury yacht, Majesty 66, you can dance to your favorite New Year's songs, sit comfortably at a large table on the deck and sunbathe on the loungers. Moreover, after the party you can relax in four comfortable 2-local cabins.

Starting on the morning of January 1, you can prepare “hangover cocktails” in the ship’s kitchen and, after a “lazy” breakfast, have fun on a personal floating island or ride a jet ski. These entertainments are included in the yacht rental price.

“Your safety is above all, and therefore we trust the jet ski only to sober and adults!”, clarifies Irina Tomashevich.

And this is just one of the options how to spend the New Year on a yacht. If noisy parties are not for you, you can go for a few days to the Bahamas or Key West, or, on the contrary, remember your childhood and jump in the water in the middle of the bay Tarzan Boat.

2. On the main street of Miami Beach

Celebrate winter holiday in hot Miami among palm trees - wildness? As if not so! At least a million people will not agree with you. This is the number of tourists arriving in the sunny city to drink champagne to the chiming clock.

The most colorful (in the good sense of the word) residents of the sunny city gather on the main street of Miami Beach - Ocean Drive - to become part of the New Year's "fever" and watch the festive fireworks together with everyone, show off in a strange outfit or dance a crazy dance without being embarrassed no one and nothing.

For the whole night, the main street of Miami Beach will turn into a pedestrian zone where food and drinks, souvenirs and party items will be sold. And entertain guests and residents of the city will be artists and musicians on mobile stages. A photo of a dressed Christmas tree on Ocean Drive is the civic duty of every participant in this festive action!

New Year's Eve on the beach is romantic. Photo: from the personal archive of Sergei Smirnov

“Last New Year we celebrated with friends on the beach at South Beach. We took champagne and snacks with us. We also had a barbecue near the beach. It turned out very well and sincerely. We never go to Ocean Drive on holidays, because it is a tourist place and everything there is quite expensive. Why should we overpay? After all, by and large, in this matter it’s the company that’s important, not the place!”, Miami resident Sergei Smirnov shares his impressions.

Keep in mind that you cannot drink alcohol “openly” on the street. Any drink with degrees can be drunk from an opaque glass or from a bottle wrapped in a paper bag.

Vitaly visited Bayfront Park for the New Year. Photo: from the personal archive of Vitaly Green

“I celebrated 2016 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. Since I was only in the USA for a couple of months and knew almost no one, I decided to use the public good. There was a Pitbull concert in the park. Similar to the balloon in Times Square, an orange was raised in Bayfront and everyone together counted the seconds until the New Year. Despite the law banning drinking alcoholic beverages on the street, everyone drank champagne freely and didn’t bother! The downside is that it was very difficult to find parking. In any case, it was an interesting experience, but this year I would like to spend the New Year at home or at a party,” says Vitaly Zeleny.

3. At the party

Business card Miami - party. Various. Noisy. And very funny. On New Year's Eve, every self-respecting club, bar or restaurant tries to offer something out of the ordinary to attract as many guests as possible.

Some privileged establishments - like the world-famous Nikki Beach club, the pompous Mansion and the luxurious LIV at Fontainebleau Miami beach - will traditionally sell tickets to their parties in the “expensive-rich” style. By the way, the last of them will host a concert between Justin Bieber and DJ on New Year's Eve Skrillex.

“I celebrated New Year 2016 at a party in a large Russian restaurant, because I was filming this event. I am not a fan of celebrating this family holiday at noisy parties, but I can admit that it was a lot of fun. All the girls looked like they were from the cover of a magazine, famous artists performed on stage, and the tables were laden with delicious dishes. And a minute before midnight, everyone chanted the countdown, and then loudly clinked glasses and drank champagne. It was very atmospheric! Perhaps, in a city like Miami, we need to celebrate the New Year this way,” recalls photographer Vyacheslav Dyadiura.

If you want to celebrate the New Year on a grand scale, go to a club or restaurant. Photo: from the personal archive of Vyacheslav Dyadiura

If you are looking for a budget option, then pay attention to the offers from the coastal cafes in South Beach. A children's holiday program with balloons, music and gifts will be prepared for residents and visitors of Miami with young children at the Museum at the Young At Art Museum.

4. In Key West

To meet the winter holiday in the southernmost point of the United States - agree, this is definitely a gap pattern. And you definitely do not interfere with this. We do not promise you New Year's decorations and illuminated palm trees, but you can count on the rustic cosiness and friendliness of the locals, which was forgotten by the city dwellers.

You can celebrate the New Year immediately after you take a photo at the Southernmost Point monument, visit Hemingway's villa and admire the sunset on the Key West Sunset boardwalk while sipping a Daiquiri.

As usual, you have 2 options - celebrate the event as a “savage” on the street or in a decent establishment. Even if you choose the second option, keep in mind that at some point you will join the crowd of loitering revelers drinking signature ale and chanting “Happy New Year!”

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