SEATTLE -- Holland
America Line (HAL) tapped Academy Award-winning actress Marlee
Matlin as godmother for HALs new Vista-class ship, the Noordam,
which will homeport in New York when it debuts this winter.
The Noordam will make
its maiden voyage after a Feb. 22 ceremony to dedicate the ship in
New York, and will serve the southern and eastern Caribbean with 11
sailings.
Matlin, who won an Oscar
for Best Actress for her work on the film Children of a Lesser God,
has starred in 19 movies and several television programs. She also
serves as a spokeswoman for the American Red Cross.
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