If these spaceships are going faster than the speed of light, then presumably they're moving faster than it would take them to see upcoming stars.
So how come they never run into one?
Warp speed is supposed to be like ftl right?
Light emitted from the stars in times past does NOT have to catch up with the ship. The photons are already there, traveling between the stars.
STL or FTL, the ship will have no problems seeing them.