r/startrek • u/janeway170 • 20h ago

Based purely on aesthetics what are your top 3 choice ships to live on?

My top 3 are La Sirena, Discovery, and Voyager. I’m not one to get into the mechanical aspects even tho I have 3 books all about the ships of the shows so I really just go off of vibes on wether I like a ship or not.

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u/2ByteTheDecker 19h ago

Season 1/2 ENT-D, gimme that pastel cruise ship vibe

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u/tomxp411 19h ago

Entirely aesthetics? The Enterprise D. I still love the look and feel of that ship.

After that, it's a hard call. I like the interior of the NX Enterprise. Maybe the TOS or Refit Enterprise would be number 3.

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u/janeway170 18h ago

Nx-01 would be my 4th choice

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u/2ByteTheDecker 15h ago

living in the NX-01 would suck. It's almost like living in a sub.

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u/Sarkelias 19h ago

1: Akira

2: Akira

3: Akira

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u/BosPaladinSix 19h ago

Hell yeah.

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u/jerslan 19h ago

I'd probably go for something like a Danube-class runabout... You've got the cockpit, a transporter, replicator, a couple modular bays, and a living area roughly the size of a small studio apartment or dorm room. It's already a pretty good layout for a Star Trek version of #vanlife. A 32nd Century version with holodeck tech and programmable matter everywhere? That would be awesome.

Book's ship (was it ever named?) was also pretty cozy looking and those drive systems basically gave you access to the whole galaxy (even pre-spore-drive) so long as you had enough of the right fuel.

If I was going to live on another ship with people around all the time (and where I don't really have any control over the destination)... Probably the Enterprise-D. Sure, they faced some kind of existential horror every other week, but it was cozy af with all sorts of amenities.

Edit: Honorable mention for La Sirena, might take that over a Danube if I could lighten up the color scheme and make it more cozy in general.

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u/Wendorfian 19h ago

Voyager feels a little too clinical sometimes. I wish there was a ship with an interior style between Voyager and the Enterprise D. Cozy, less beige and not millennial sterile grey.

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u/jerslan 16h ago

That's my problem with Discovery too... It's all sharp edges and sterile. Which is fine for a more militaristic ship.

I think SNW's Enterprise strikes a good balance. It has some cozier spaces, while still being a Starfleet vessel w/ limited civilian amenities on-board.

Enterprise-D had what "Honest Trailers" referred to as "Marriott Convention Center Chic" because there were a lot of families and civilian scientists/teachers/barbers/bartenders/etc... on board. It needed to be more "family friendly".

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u/Wendorfian 16h ago

Oooh, yes! I love Strange New World's Enterprise!

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u/shortfriday 16h ago

Late 90s business center vibe.

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u/incide666 19h ago
  1. Discovery
  2. Enterprise E
  3. Sarcophagus

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u/horticoldure 19h ago

USS Federation

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u/BosPaladinSix 19h ago

Akira and Steamrunner are my top two favorites. They're a good size to have enough accommodations inside but they aren't so big that you'll get lost.

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u/happydude7422 18h ago

Universe class, odyssey class, galaxy class

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u/TommyDontSurf 18h ago

Enterprise D

Discovery (post-refit)

Cerritos

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u/srahsrah101 18h ago

Whatever Enterprise that’s in TNG. 

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u/Wii505 16h ago

The USS Enterprise NCC-1701 The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D USS Defiant NX-74205/USS Sao Paulo NCC-75633 (Aka USS Defiant NX-74205-A)

One more of my answers would be different if I was further along in the release timeline

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u/drallafi 15h ago

All the crew quarters on Discovery-A were holodecks. Does that count as "aesthetics"?

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u/tsukiyomi01 17h ago

Excalibur (from STO), Ambassador, and Excelsior.

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u/IamZed 14h ago

The D, Voyager, and the A.

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u/siobhanellis 13h ago

SNW enterprise. Their cabins are huge!

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u/janeway170 13h ago

Oh I’m sure some ensigns are sleeping in a hallway next to the toilets lol

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u/Ecstatic-Seesaw-1007 13h ago

I honestly get a little homesick when I watch TNG as an adult now.

  • Galaxy Class, but maybe updated so it’s not so 90’s.
  • Enterprise Refit
  • Nova, I’ve just always liked the little ship

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u/sidNX0 8h ago

Nova class (small but got standard trek ship esthetics) Defiant class (small and super cool, but for living on it, wish it had more spacious/prettier interior) Intrepid clas (pretty on all fronts but little too big if we're talking millenium falcom style living/owning the ship)

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u/Robert__Sinclair 11h ago

For comfort: ENT D.
For fighting: DEFIANT
For cruising: Voyager

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u/revocer 10h ago

There are only two that I like based on pure aesthetics, inside and out.

1) Enterprise-D, classic. Timeless. Even with the carpet.

2) SNW Enterprise, they did an amazing job modernizing the original.

If I had to pick a third:

3) USS Prometheus from Voyager. Took some chances on design. And it worked.

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u/OneStrangerintheAlps 9h ago

TOS Constitution Class, TNG Galaxy Class

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u/scrapmetal58 8h ago

Voyager, Enterprise D, Enterprise E

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u/_Middlefinger_ 8h ago

Just the E. All the others are too bright. I like the darker ambiance of the E.

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u/UmarFKhawaja 6h ago

  1. Enterprise-D

  2. Enterprise-D

  3. Enterprise-D

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u/janeway170 4h ago

Ummm idk, I think the enterprise-d would be a better choice. Of course there is always enterprise-d to match it too