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Headquartered in Genoa, Italy, Costa Crociere is the world leader in cruising and operates Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises. Over 19,000 employees work for the company, which generates more than 3.1 billion euros annually. The company was founded in 1854 as a family business for the trade in olive oil, then joined the freight company and later in the regular service with passengers. From the 1960s, the focus was on the cruise business. In 1997, the family business was sold to the American Carnival Corporation and has now fully merged into the Carnival Group. The company logo and signature of the traditional shipping company, which is still operated under its original name, is a cylindrical yellow chimney with a blue C.