"So, does anyone know how to get the ships to display their path and turns to position?"
That's what you thanked Geo for
Game Menu|Options|Display ship movement lines is what you want for the first one.
If it works correctly (it almost always does for me) you give an order, and the ship displays a line to the destination. Each square is marked by a number, which represents the number of turns required to get to that spot.
Phoenix-D