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First of all, I hope all of you Florida residents are staying safe during this storm.

I have posted before about my dilemma of my family%26#39;s post cruise Christmas stay. I have added to my dilemma so I will just copy and paste what I just posted on the ';not so frequently visited'; Cocoa Beach forum. Please see below and feel free to give honest comments.

I currently have two reservations for my post-cruise Christmas stay in Florida.

One at the Courtyard Marriott Fort Lauderdale Beach and one at the Cocoa Beach Doubletree. We are a family of four: Mom, Dad, 20 YO DD, and 10 YO DS.

We can only afford one room (intracoastal view)at the FL Courtyard but last night just playing around, I was able to reserve the Cocoa Beach Doubletree OCV concierge level adjoining or adjacent rooms at a price that allowed me to book 2 rooms. The concierge level includes: guarantee top floor and key only access, breakfast, evening cocktails and snacks. There is also no charge to park as opposed to $20+ at the Courtyard.

My dilemma is that I am worried that there will not be enough to interest us in C.B. that time of year AND I am worried that the difference in temperature might be surprisingly significant. Any thoughts? Do the beaches compare?

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Cocoa Beach is boring in the winter IMO, some bars and restaurants close early and some just close period. We have always found there to be a significant difference in the temperatures between central and southern Florida in the winter months, which is why we decided to venture south many years ago, we have never looked back.

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suewick is correct - we get cold spells around Christmas sometimes, so your odds of better weather is further south - Lauderdale. I have stayed at that Courtyard and it is really nice....The Lauderdale beaches are great also.....

No cold spells allowed this Christmas!!!!!!

Thanks for the advice!

I have stayed in Central Florida in December more than a few times.... the range was.....One year in the 50%26#39;s and 60%26#39;s...another year low 80%26#39;s throughout. I wouldn%26#39;t gamble if you are going for Sun and Beach. Go as far south as possible. Be aware it can get chilly in Lauderdale as well in December. However I have had plenty of weeks in Lauderdale during the winter months where there was a 20+ degree difference between Lauderdale and Orlando.

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