The Flying Dutchman, as we know, is a well known ship. Said to have been seen worldwide by various people over centuries and it's appearance in the Pirates of the Caribbean films have made it very well known by people of all ages.
Ever since Rare have introduced the cursed ships I believe now is the time to introduce some iconic ones into the game even if it's for a timed event and here is how it could be added:
About once a day, for a certain number of days, players who are sailing the Sea of Thieves, will see a message appear across their screen very similar to the message that appears when servers merge.
"The Flying Dutchman has been sighted near [insert Island name here]. Pirates beware when travelling these waters unless you want the Sea to claim your ship."
If players venture to the island where the Flying Dutchman has been sighted they will see a galleon sailing around. Now, at the moment, aside from the name and the message, this sounds like a regular cursed ship, but whereas a regular galleon has 8 cannons, the Flying Dutchman would have 16 (8 on deck and 8 below) making this a unique model and tough to sink or force back below the water. But where there is great risk there is great reward. Should the Pirates band together and successfully force the Flying Dutchman back underwater then they would receive a special chest and special skulls which would be a great time to introduce a new type of skeleton: the barnacled skeleton, and a new type of skull: the barnacled skull. I also mentioned a special chest, "The Heart of Davy Jones" in a reference to the Pirates of the Caribbean films where it can be sold for roughly 2000 gold.
What do you guys and girls think?