Elevator Accents

Steve B · #1 (**permalink**) May 17th, 2004, 03:55 PM

Do the elevators on Princess ships have British accents? I ask because the only other cruise I was on was Royal Caribbean and for some reason I thought it was neat that the voice on the elevator had a British accent. Don't ask me why, I don't know, I just thought it was neat.

coiran · #2 (**permalink**) May 17th, 2004, 07:42 PM

Have never heard any voices on the elevator other than passengers??

GummyBear · #3 (**permalink**) May 17th, 2004, 08:05 PM

No voices for me either......
What ship?

Steve B · #4 (**permalink**) May 17th, 2004, 09:29 PM

My wife and I were on the Voyager of the Seas last summer. The elevator spoke the deck numbers with a British accent, for example: "Deck Eleven...Going Down"

Like I said, I can't explain, I just thought it was pretty neat.

#5 (**permalink**) May 18th, 2004, 02:25 AM

I don't recall an accent. It was a pleasant woman's voice. What I recall, and it always made me chuckle, was when she said "Emerald," it always sounded like "Emeril." What bugs me is the fact that decks have both names and numbers. When you get in the elevator, you have to press a number, but the floors are announced by name. And to select your floor, you have to know the corresponding number. Not a big deal, and there is a large legend above the door inside the elevator.

coiran · #6 (**permalink**) May 18th, 2004, 07:08 AM

None of the Princess ships we have been on had speaking elevators - Pacific (original), Golden, Royal, Regal, Sea, Dawn, Sun

#7 (**permalink**) May 18th, 2004, 09:52 AM

The Golden and Grand have the speaking elevators. Just got off the Golden. It sounded like the same voice as on the Grand. The accent seemed American, but the pronunication was a little off.

Pea

LisaK · #8 (**permalink**) May 19th, 2004, 07:46 AM

on the Golden i recall a nice pleast woman's voice announcing the deck name and number.

tamie · #9 (**permalink**) May 19th, 2004, 03:18 PM

On the Carribean Princess, the elevator voice was female. Sounded a little british to me.

#10 (**permalink**) May 20th, 2004, 02:06 PM

I was about to say what Tamie said... There was a female voice with an accent and it did sound british...

#11 (**permalink**) May 20th, 2004, 06:20 PM

We'll be listening for the voice when we sail on the Caribbean Princess the week of Sept.18. My husband said there was a female voice on the Golden. I vaguely remember it,but didn't pick up a distinct accent. Lynne

Lisa · #12 (**permalink**) May 21st, 2004, 01:34 AM

Have been on the Sea, Grand and Island Princesses...all have the same female voice with the slightest of british accents.

#13 (**permalink**) May 21st, 2004, 07:02 AM

I'll listen VERY carefully this time.The good news is that I even remember that it was a female voice!

. Spending my formative years in Canada,I was surrounded by British accents/Canadian so I'll have my ears peeled. I do remember that it was pleasant voice,though. Lynne

CruisinOkie · #14 (**permalink**) May 21st, 2004, 08:56 PM

I **love** the way it says "A-lo-ha!" It always sounds so pleased when it gets to stop on Aloha deck.

#15 (**permalink**) May 22nd, 2004, 06:33 AM

Yes, I do remember "A-lo-ha",come to think of it. We were on Aloha Deck-303- when we were on the Golden. That was a wonderful cruise. If we could get that cabin each time we'd be in "high heaven". Lynne

Sharkin · #16 (**permalink**) May 23rd, 2004, 03:42 PM

The Diamond has a female voice in her lifts. I wouldn't say she had a British accent though.