
Steve Griswold
Travel Advisor & Co-Founder, Pixie Vacations
Steve Griswold co-founded Pixie Vacations with his wife Lisa and has run it for 16 years from Canton, just north of Atlanta, Georgia. Pixie Vacations sells Celebrity River Cruises directly, so the fares and availability quoted here are checked against live booking inventory rather than estimated — and where Celebrity hasn't published a detail yet, we say so instead of guessing.
The agency holds 761 five-star Google reviews as of August 2026. Steve is an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner, a Disney College of Knowledge graduate, and a Sandals Certified Resort Counselor at Platinum Elite level, having personally visited all 17 Sandals and Beaches resorts. Pixie Vacations is a three-time Magellan Award winner (2013, 2014, 2015) and a Travel Weekly Award winner (2017), licensed as Florida Seller of Travel ST39600 and CST 2105179-40.
He also produces and hosts Mouse Chat, a family travel podcast running more than 15 years, and the Travel with Griz YouTube channel. He and his family built a working replica of the Wagon Queen Family Truckster from National Lampoon's Vacation and drive it on real road trips — a project covered by USA Today, NBC, ABC, CNN and HLN.
Celebrity River Cruises doesn't sail until August 2027. Steve will be aboard reviewing the ships when they launch. Until then, everything here comes from Celebrity's own announcements and from live booking data. Reach him at 678-815-1584.
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by Steve Griswold | Aug 5, 2026 | Destinations, Tips & Planning
Last updated: July 20, 2026 · By Steve Griswold, co-owner of Pixie Vacations, a full-service travel agency booking river and ocean cruises since 2006. Celebrity River Cruises includes every shore excursion in the cruise fare across four series: the Storyteller...
by Steve Griswold | Jul 16, 2026 | News & Updates, Tips & Planning
Last updated August 2026 · By the Pixie Vacations cruise team — Celebrity River Cruises specialists with 735+ five-star reviews and live 2027 sailing inventory bookable today. Celebrity River Cruises launch in August 2027, when the first ship — Celebrity Compass —...
by Steve Griswold | Jul 13, 2026 | Comparisons, Tips & Planning
Last updated: August 2026 · By the Pixie Vacations Cruise Team — a full-service travel agency that books both Celebrity River Cruises and AmaWaterways for our clients. Celebrity River Cruises and AmaWaterways both deliver luxury on Europe’s rivers, but they...
by Steve Griswold | Jul 11, 2026 | Tips & Planning
Last updated August 2026 Yes, solo travelers can absolutely sail Celebrity River Cruises when the line launches on the Danube in August 2027 — but as of August 2026 Celebrity has not published a dedicated solo fare or announced studio (single) cabins. That...
by Steve Griswold | Jul 6, 2026 | Itineraries, Tips & Planning
By Steve Griswold, Pixie Vacations — travel agency owner and river cruise specialist. Last updated: August 2026. Celebrity River Cruises will sail its first Christmas market cruises in November and December 2027, with three 7-night Danube holiday itineraries...