“Want to come sail/luxuriate with me on the Titanic?” would make a great icebreaker toward a prospective significant other.

Just kidding.

Not only was that a piss-poor attempt at brandishing wit, but it — if applied in reality — would scare off anyone, and fast. It would, for all intents and purposes, sink your chances.

So it’s a good thing the “Titanic II” launch has been pushed back.

Oh, you don’t know what we’re talking about?

This from CNN:

A spokesman for Australian tycoon Clive Palmer told the Belfast Telegraph that the project to bring an exact replica of the original ill-fated ship has been pushed back from 2016 to 2018.

The new ship will be practically identical to the original luxury liner, which famously sank in April 1912 after striking an iceberg on its maiden voyage.

The only difference will be that the Titanic II will be wider, have a welded and not riveted hull, and have more lifeboats.

The maiden voyage will be from Jiangsu in Eastern China to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The original Titanic was scheduled to sail the Atlantic Ocean from Southampton, England, to New York when it sank 400 miles (644 kilometers) south of Newfoundland, Canada.