If you like the idea of more ships look at this.
Link:
https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/topic/30448/5-ship-types-for-sea-of-thieves-speculation-graphic

It talks about a 5 ship meta game (+1 gunboat)

if they allowed 6 or more crews a Man O War would be dope.
4 guns above and below deck massive cage for storing loot pursuit guns and front maybe at the back but thats pushing it. but then agen i havint seen the legendary ship maybe it might be similar but i doubt it.

The only issue I see is that they are all very similar. I want to see a chinese pirate ship, with the big fan-like sails, and maybe 2 sails, and call it a ship for 2-3 people. The swivel gun, while an amazing concept that I an wholly behind, would be not “horizontal progression”, e.g. the player would have an advantage over players without swivel guns. However, if they just made it a really cheap upgrade then it should make everyone happy, as then it is easily accessible to everyone.

@windcatcher87 Or fishing / whaling xD

@jammyd22 Then we will need a shark catching game.

@windcatcher87 I would like to see a harpoon gun/cannon

I love you

I love the idea of more ship options! I'd even be in favor of a smaller ship than a Sloop, that is 1 person, faster than any current ship and maybe has 1 swivel gun.

@windcatcher87
How about some with some firepower.... LOL

@windcatcher87

Nice ideas here! You've clearly put some thought into that. I've always thought an eight man crew would be great fun! So yes a bigger variety of ship gets my vote!

If we have a ship larger than a Galleon it should be a 4 to 6 crew ship imo.