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Your go-to travel specialist for river cruising, all-inclusives, ocean cruises, group travel, Disney, Universal & destination experiences.

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🌐 pixiedustandpiratehooks.com I'm Brett Cossaboon — a full-service travel specialist with 10+ years of experience helping families, couples, solo travelers, and groups plan vacations worth remembering. From river cruises through Europe and all-inclusive escapes to Sandals, to Caribbean cruises, group getaways, and bucket-list destination experiences worldwide — I find exactly what my clients need, even when they don't know yet what that is. My travel planning services are always FREE to my clients. You get expert guidance, exclusive perks, and concierge-level service at no extra cost. Certified in:
🚢 Royal Caribbean, NCL, Celebrity, Princess, Holland America & Virgin Voyages
🛶 AmaWaterways River Cruises
🌴 Sandals & Beaches Resorts
🌎 Alaska, Australia & FIT/Custom Tours
🎡 Universal & Disney Experiences
Relationships over transactions. Memories over material things.
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08/04/2026

☀️ As summer winds down and the holidays creep closer 🎃🎄, now's the perfect time to start planning those 2027 getaways—and check a few names off your holiday list (let's be honest… experiences make the best gifts! 🎁✈️).

I'm officially in my 10th year with Pixie Dust & Pirate Hooks, and I have all of you to thank for that. Every trip you've trusted me with, every review, every share — it's what's kept me adventuring and growing. This year especially, that growth has taken me beyond Disney and Universal (though that magic will always be part of my roots 🏰) into river cruising along Europe's most iconic waterways, all-inclusive escapes, ocean cruises, and group travel that brings people together.

"The best trips are the ones that give you exactly what you needed, even if you didn't know you needed it when you booked it." —Brett

Planning now means better deals, more availability, and it supports a local, small business (mine!) built on one goal: creating magical, stress-free vacations for amazing people like you. 💖

If this page has ever given you a little inspiration, an idea, or a spark of wanderlust, here's how you can help me celebrate 10 years the right way:

✨ Super easy steps:
1️⃣ Click the 3 dots at the top of this page
2️⃣ Select "Invite Friends"
3️⃣ Choose "Invite All"

Whether you're ready to book right now, know someone dreaming about a trip, or you're mapping out something big for the future—I'd love to help.

Here's to 10 years, and many more adventures ahead. 🎉

Let's get your vacations booked, your itineraries mapped, and your travel dreams turned into real memories. 🏰🌍🚢

📣 Drop a ✨ or tag your favorite future travel buddy!

07/27/2026

Well folks — I'm going to be taking a short break from posting this week. 😄

Don't worry, I haven't booked myself on a river cruise without telling you. I'm having shoulder surgery today and my one good arm can only do so much right now. 😂

I'll be back before you know it with more river cruising content, travel inspiration and all the good stuff we've been building together. We're right in the middle of some really exciting things and trust me — you don't want to miss what's coming next.

In the meantime — feel free to scroll back through everything I've shared over the last couple of months. There's plenty to keep you busy. 😄

Thank you for all the support, the comments, the DMs and the kind words. They mean everything. Now if you'll excuse me — I have some pain meds and a couch with my name on it. 🛋️

See you soon! 🌍🙏

07/24/2026

Let me ask you something.

When you travel — do you prefer to follow a carefully planned itinerary? Or do you like to wander? To find the coffee shop that isn't in any guide. To spend an extra hour in a market because something caught your eye. To experience a place the way locals do rather than the way tourists are supposed to.

If you answered the second one — Amadeus River Cruises was built for you.

Here's what I mean. Most river cruise lines bundle everything into the fare. Excursions included whether you want them or not. A schedule that tells you where to be and when. A script for how you experience each destination.

Amadeus does it differently.

Everything that matters is included — meals, quality European wines with dinner, Wi-Fi, gratuities. But excursions are yours to choose. You can join a guided tour. You can explore independently. You can do both depending on the port and how you feel that day.

That freedom changes everything. It means you're never paying for something you won't use. And more importantly — it means you never feel like you're on someone else's trip. You're on yours.

Amadeus draws an incredibly international crowd too — about half North American guests and half from the UK, Australia, Japan, Israel and across Europe. The conversations at dinner go further. The perspectives are broader. You don't just see Europe — you see it through the eyes of people from all over the world.

Is that the kind of travel experience you've been looking for? Drop it in the comments 👇🌍

07/23/2026

Here's something that tells you everything you need to know about Amadeus River Cruises.

They launch a new ship every single year.

Not because they have to. Because they genuinely can't stop improving.

The Amadeus Amara launched in 2025. The Amadeus Aurea launched in 2026 — one of the most technologically advanced and sustainable river cruise ships ever built, with a hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system, solar panels and energy recovery systems that set a new standard for eco-friendly river cruising.

But here's what I love most about the Amadeus fleet. Every ship feels like it was designed by people who actually spend time on these rivers. Spacious cabins with panoramic windows that frame the scenery like a living painting. French balconies that let the river air into your room in the morning. Elegant panorama restaurants where the view outside is as good as the food inside.

And a detail that sounds small but makes a real difference — every guest receives a wireless audio system for shore excursions. No straining to hear your guide in a crowded market. No missing the story of a cathedral because someone's talking nearby. Just clear, uninterrupted connection to wherever you are and whatever you're experiencing.

These ships were built for people who travel independently. People who don't need to be entertained — they need to be taken care of so they can focus on the experience itself. Comfortable without being fussy. Elegant without being intimidating.

Which Amadeus ship would you want to sail on? Drop it in the comments 👇🌍

07/20/2026

You've been asking. And I've been listening.

Over the last several weeks I've shared everything about river cruising with AmaWaterways and Riverside Luxury Cruises. And the response has been incredible — the questions, the DMs, the comments from people saying "I had no idea river cruising could look like this."

But one question kept coming up over and over again.

"Is there something a little more flexible? A little more tailored to what I actually want to pay for?"

Meet Amadeus River Cruises.

Family owned and Austrian born, Amadeus has been sailing Europe's most iconic rivers for decades. The Rhine. The Danube. The Main. The Moselle. And they do it with a level of European elegance and authenticity that comes from generations of experience on these waterways.

But here's what makes Amadeus genuinely different from anything I've shared with you so far.

Their model is unbundled.

That means instead of paying one price that includes everything whether you want it or not — you start with an attractive base price and build your trip around what actually matters to you. Want every excursion available? Add them. Want to spend some port days exploring on your own? Don't pay for what you won't use.
It's river cruising your way. At a price that makes sense for you.

This week I'm taking you inside Amadeus River Cruises — and I think by the end of the week you're going to see river cruising in a completely new light.

Stay tuned — and drop a comment below. Have you ever heard of Amadeus River Cruises? 👇🌍

07/17/2026

This one is for the food and wine lovers.

Imagine sailing the Rhône River through the heart of France on a Riverside Luxury Cruises ship. You start in Lyon — one of the world's great food cities. The kind of place where even a casual lunch turns into something you talk about for years.
From Lyon you sail through Provence — past lavender fields and ancient villages, through the legendary wine country of Châteauneuf-du-Pape where some of the greatest wines in the world are grown on the hillsides around you. Past Van Gogh's beloved city of Arles. Into Avignon with its magnificent Palace of the Popes rising above the river.

And throughout all of it — Riverside's kitchen is working.

This is the cruise line that has won Best Dining in the River Cruise category from Cruise Critic three consecutive years. On the Rhône, surrounded by some of the greatest ingredients and producers in France, that dining experience reaches another level entirely.

Regional wines poured from the vineyards you sailed past that morning. Local cheese and charcuterie from the markets your guide took you through. A dinner that tells the story of Provence in every single course.

Combined with butler service, craft cocktails and the largest suites on the rivers today — a Rhône sailing with Riverside is simply extraordinary.
Is this calling your name? Drop it in the comments 👇🍷🌍

07/13/2026

Last week I introduced you to Riverside Luxury Cruises. This week I want to show you what it actually looks like in some of the most magical settings in the world.

Let's start with Christmas.

Imagine sailing into Vienna on a December evening — the city glowing with lights, the air filled with mulled wine and roasted chestnuts, fresh snow on the cobblestones. You step off the ship and into one of the most magical Christmas markets in the world.

Tomorrow you wake up in Budapest. The day after that, Bratislava.

All without unpacking more than once. All with your personal butler waiting when you return to the ship each evening. All with craft cocktails and five star dining after a day of wandering through some of Europe's most breathtaking holiday markets.

That's a Christmas market cruise with Riverside Luxury Cruises. And it is every bit as magical as it sounds.

Not just one market. All of them. At the highest level of luxury available in river cruising today.

Would you do a Christmas market cruise with Riverside? Drop it in the comments 👇🎄🌍

07/10/2026

Riverside Luxury Cruises sails three of the most extraordinary rivers in Europe. And each one offers a completely different experience.

The Rhine winds through Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands — past castles perched on clifftops, medieval villages frozen in time, and vineyard covered hillsides that stretch as far as the eye can see. It's dramatic, historic and breathtaking in a way that never gets old.

The Danube is the grand European river cruise — winding through eight countries and connecting some of the continent's most magnificent cities. Vienna. Budapest. Bratislava. Passau. Rich history, extraordinary architecture, food and wine that tells the story of each place you visit. And on Riverside's Danube sailings — the legendary Riverside Mozart, the largest and most luxurious river cruise ship on the Danube, takes you through all of it in five star style.

The Rhône brings you through the heart of France. And France being France, every element of the experience is elevated. You sail from Lyon — one of the world's great food cities — through Provence and the wine country of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, past Van Gogh's beloved city of Arles, and into Avignon with its magnificent Palace of the Popes. The food and wine along the Rhône with Riverside is extraordinary — and that's saying something for a cruise line that has already won Best Dining three years running.

Three rivers. Three completely different journeys. All of them extraordinary. All of them with Riverside Luxury Cruises.

Which one would you sail first? Drop it in the comments 👇🌍

07/08/2026

Let me paint you a picture.

You step onto your river cruise ship and your personal butler greets you by name and shows you to your suite — the largest suite on the rivers today, with a king-size bed, white marble finishes and a view of the river right outside your window.

You settle in. Someone brings you a welcome drink — not a glass of mediocre wine but a craft cocktail made with fresh lavender and house-made simple syrup. You didn't ask for it. It just appeared. That's how Riverside works.

Dinner that evening is in one of up to five onboard restaurants. The kitchen is four times the size of a standard river cruise kitchen and it shows — local ingredients, regional flavors, prepared fresh to order. You sit at an intimate table for two and dine at whatever time suits you. No set seating times. No rushing.

And when you wake up the next morning — you're somewhere completely new.

That's Riverside Luxury Cruises. And it is unlike anything else in river cruising.

Three consecutive years winning Best Dining in the River Cruise category from Cruise Critic. Best Luxury Cruise Line in Europe two years running. A member of Virtuoso's global portfolio of luxury travel partners.

Which part of that experience is calling your name? Drop it in the comments 👇🌍

07/06/2026

Three weeks ago I introduced you to river cruising. And the response has been incredible — the questions, the comments, the DMs. You've been paying attention and I love that.

So now I want to take it one step further.

Because river cruising isn't just one experience. It comes in different styles, different levels, and different ways of seeing the world. And this week I want to introduce you to one that I think is going to genuinely surprise you.
Riverside Luxury Cruises.

I'll be honest — even I was blown away when I started diving deeper into what Riverside offers. This isn't your standard river cruise. This is river cruising elevated to a level most people didn't even know existed.

We're talking all-suite ships where every single guest has a butler. Craft cocktails made with fresh ingredients — think lavender old fashioneds and rosemary infused vodka martinis. Up to five onboard restaurants. The largest suites on the rivers today with king-size beds. A crew-to-guest ratio so high that someone is always nearby — but never hovering.

And they've won Best Dining in the River Cruise category from Cruise Critic three consecutive years running. Best Luxury Cruise Line in Europe two years in a row.
This week I'm taking you inside Riverside Luxury Cruises. And I think by the end of the week you're going to be asking me how to book it.

Stay tuned — and drop a comment below. Have you ever heard of Riverside Luxury Cruises? 👇🌍

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