Well, of course the Enterprise would be involved- I mean, this is really the only way Kirk is ever going to learn to be any good at diplomacy, right? Being a barista is all *about* diplomacy. A couple years in the coffee bar dealing with bean divas and he can settle an Andorian treaty like *that*.

So maybe Starfleet gives him his ship back (after demoting him to Captain again, because drawing an Admirals pay while being a barista is not something they generally want to encourage despite how well it's worked out so far) and the crew flits about the galaxy bringing peace and caffeine to the stars?