<p>Following a successful drive to grow the business of its contemporary market Royal Caribbean International (RCI) brand in the UK, parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL) will now switch its focus to grow the sister brand Celebrity Cruises, according to Robin Shaw, UK managing director of the world&rsquo;s second largest cruise shipping group. </p><p>Describing the premium market Celebrity Cruises as &ldquo;the unsung hero of the cruise industry,&rdquo; Shaw told Cruise Business that the company is gearing up to grow the footprint of Celebrity in the UK and in Ireland. </p><p>RCI introduced the 70,000 gross ton Legend of the Seas on a series of cruises from Southampton in 2005 and thanks to the growth of demand, it was replaced by the 137,000 gross ton Navigator of the Seas two years later. In April, the brand new Independence of the Seas of 158,000 gross tons took over the programme and it will return to the UK next spring</p>