Areas on ships we never got to see

[Finn]

Yep, and it works. Considering the size and crew compliment of the E-D, I would not be surprised if the designs showed multiple mess halls, frankly, almost like a school or in one of those big corporate buildings downtown. After all, as the old workplace adage goes, "Never eat lunch alone."

There should be one for families, as it was stated several times that kids weren't allowed in Ten Forward.

A second one, perhaps a near replica of Ten Forward on a separate deck designed for families. Two mess halls would be sufficient for a ship with a thousand folks.

 

[Richard Baker]

IIRC, a dolphin requires the opportunity to swim at least 100 miles a day, everything else qualifies as claustrophobic and animal cruelty.

Theoretically those new pools with a jetstream engine (essentially a water treadmill) could solve the problem and would also make the need of any space consuming (larger) swimming pool obsolete (heck, it's a starship, not a hotel ).

Using the runabout on TNG was meant to be a way of helping DS9 save money by using TNG's budget to create a set for the runabout's aft cabin. Ironically, the aft cabin was never seen on DS9.

I never understood this. The runabout was a genuine DS9 design, so there should have been at least a couple of episodes featuring the aft cabin.

Bob

The center of the Runabout had swapable modules carrying special equipment, labs or supplies- another part of that craft we never saw in use...

 

[Captain Rob]

To really show the big size of the Enterprise-E. I'd like to see the main shuttle hangar bay. Under the main landing bay. Could look like the hangar bay from nuBSG, but bigger and cleaner. We could see lots of runabouts, Argo-class shuttles, and an assortment of other craft. And we could see crewmen 'testing out' the off-road vehicle from Nemesis. The hangar could be as big as the hangar deck of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.

 

[USS Triumphant]

The Flag Tactical Control Center. A must aboard a flagship. Is where the task force comander would 'fight the fleet' from. Would be like stellar cartography on steroids. And similar to the CIC from BSG but no paper maps. Should be buried deep in the ship near the emergency bridge.

Maybe it *should* be, but on Triumphant, the Flag Bridge is behind and above the Main Bridge, over the Main Bridge turbolift access doors. Even if ship's communications go down, there's at least one ship's captain the Commodore can still reach - by yelling over the railing.

 

[Cyke101]

Meyer inveted the kitchen and it was lame. Sionce that blunder I think maybe it's better to stick to the essentials: a bridge, a turbolift, a corridor, a transporter room, a sickbay and engineering.

The kitchen never bothered me. I always assumed that it was there for recreational reasons (lots of people enjoy cooking) or for preparing gourmet meals for special occasions: diplomatic receptions, holidays, weddings, etc.

I don't think it was supposed to be providing all the food for all the food slots. But do you really want to treat the Andorian ambassador to hors d'oeuvre from a food processor?

When Valeris vaporized the pot, I really wanted to dive into those mashed potatoes. Talk about easy access! And no need to reach over the top of the pot, too!

 

[Drone]

IIRC, a dolphin requires the opportunity to swim at least 100 miles a day, everything else qualifies as claustrophobic and animal cruelty.

For those daily periods when their longer distance perambulations need to be satisfied, why not situate them on the holodeck and let them perceive that they are actually getting in their requisite number of laps!

 

[varek]

Did crew quarters have a viewscreen where they could watch the view from the ship's external cameras? I think it would be cool to have one connected like that, so you could sit in your quarters at a meal and watch the stars flow by.

 

[Captain Rob]

^^ That would certainly be better than nuChekov's silly Twitter mission updates. He's almost unintelligible.

 

[T'Girl]

... so you could sit in your quarters at a meal and watch the stars flow by.

With a thousand plus people on board, not everyone would have a window in their quarters.

Data didn't.

 

[Captain Rob]

I'd like to see the enlisted berthing areas of the Enterprise-E. We saw something similar in STVI with silly looking bunk beds. Each area would be one large room split up into smaller rooms with 4 to 6 built-in bunks each (nuBSG style). With built-in desks and lockers. There'd be one common shower area with sinks and toilets. And a common area with tables and chairs with view screens and possibly portholes to view outside. Basically like junior officers berthing on an aircraft carrier. But roomier and nicer.

 

[Gotham Central]

... so you could sit in your quarters at a meal and watch the stars flow by.

With a thousand plus people on board, not everyone would have a window in their quarters.

Data didn't.

You know, I always wondered why Data and Geordi didn't have larger quarters with windows. They were Lt. Cmdrs, senior officers and department heads. Beverly had large quarters (though admittedly she was a Commander) as did Counselor Troi who was a Lt Cmdr. as well.

 

[Greg Cox]

... so you could sit in your quarters at a meal and watch the stars flow by.

With a thousand plus people on board, not everyone would have a window in their quarters.

Data didn't.

You know, I always wondered why Data and Geordi didn't have larger quarters with windows. They were Lt. Cmdrs, senior officers and department heads. Beverly had large quarters (though admittedly she was a Commander) as did Counselor Troi who was a Lt Cmdr. as well.

Well, Geordi is blind . . .

 

[Marten]

... so you could sit in your quarters at a meal and watch the stars flow by.

With a thousand plus people on board, not everyone would have a window in their quarters.

Data didn't.

You know, I always wondered why Data and Geordi didn't have larger quarters with windows. They were Lt. Cmdrs, senior officers and department heads. Beverly had large quarters (though admittedly she was a Commander) as did Counselor Troi who was a Lt Cmdr. as well.

If they had a limited number of good quarters, they just might have been prioritizing other people than the blind guy and the android tho whom aestethics doesn't really matter.

 

[T'Girl]

Beverly had large quarters (though admittedly she was a Commander)

Initially Beverly had a dependent child with her, so hers quarter would have included a separate sleeping area for Wesley. Later (after Wesley "moved out") she might have relocated to a smaller room, but still with windows.

 

[Greg Cox]

Beverly had large quarters (though admittedly she was a Commander)

Initially Beverly had a dependent child with her, so hers quarter would have included a separate sleeping area for Wesley. Later (after Wesley "moved out") she might have relocated to a smaller room, but still with windows.

But Data had a cat. Didn't Spot deserve a view?

Seriously, good point.

 

[The Wormhole]

... so you could sit in your quarters at a meal and watch the stars flow by.

With a thousand plus people on board, not everyone would have a window in their quarters.

Data didn't.

You know, I always wondered why Data and Geordi didn't have larger quarters with windows. They were Lt. Cmdrs, senior officers and department heads. Beverly had large quarters (though admittedly she was a Commander) as did Counselor Troi who was a Lt Cmdr. as well.

1) Data's quarters were pretty big.
2) I thought Geordi's quarters had a window?

 

[Captain Rob]

With the Enterprise-E being the flagship. There should be a deck or section of a deck devoted to carrying Admirals, their staffs, or diplomats and dignataries. I think the Navy calls it 'flag country'. The corridors would have teak decks with brushed titanium and aluminum finishes. And the various quarters would be large and spacious and designed and decorated like a high-end yacht. I figured that the rounded area with a row of windows a deck or two below the bridge would be the nicest and largest quarters on board.

 

[Robert Comsol]

But Data had a cat. Didn't Spot deserve a view?

Maybe Data was allowed to bring Spot once in a while to Picard's ready room to look at something he might have truly been interested in (i.e. Livingston, Picard's fish).

Bob

 

[USS Triumphant]

If they had a limited number of good quarters, they just might have been prioritizing other people than the blind guy and the android tho whom aestethics doesn't really matter.

Or, the reason neither of them cared about windows is because they're both capable of connecting directly to the ship's sensor inputs. No need for a mere window when you can "see" everything the ship can.

 

[Richard Baker]

With a thousand plus people on board, not everyone would have a window in their quarters.

Data didn't.

You know, I always wondered why Data and Geordi didn't have larger quarters with windows. They were Lt. Cmdrs, senior officers and department heads. Beverly had large quarters (though admittedly she was a Commander) as did Counselor Troi who was a Lt Cmdr. as well.

Well, Geordi is blind . . .

Well they just told Geordi he had enormous quarters...

... so you could sit in your quarters at a meal and watch the stars flow by.

With a thousand plus people on board, not everyone would have a window in their quarters.

Data didn't.

Disney Cruise lines has added Digital HD 'Virtual Portholes' to all their windowless cabins- interior cabins see the outside from a camera positioned on the outside of the hull near the rooms are positioned.

I wonder if having a constant view outside would be always a good thing- the ship occasionally got into some very weird and unsettling situations- hard to sleep when you see a Borg Cube trying to carve you up...