The invention refers to an elevator system offering sophisticated transport capacity even under conditions where the passengers are not familiar with the use of a destination call system, e.g. on cruise ships. The elevator control system 10 comprises at least one group control with a destination control system (DCS) 52, and • - at least one elevator group having elevators 14-22 with a different destination range, • - destination operating panels (DOPs) 24, 26 at each landing, • - car operating panels (COPs) 38 located in the elevators, • - hall lantern means 30, 32 indicating the moving direction of their corresponding elevator, • - signaling means 32, 35 indicating the arrival of an elevator at the landing 12, whereby the DCS 52 is configured to display, in the vicinty of the elevators a range identifier of the elevators 14 - 22 serving the destination and to indicate the next arriving elevator.